02 November 2009
Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), the country’s premier transhipment terminal, is working towards increasing hinterland cargo volume to achieve a more sustainable business model, says chief executive officer Captain Ismail Hashim. On average, PTP now handled 95% transhipment and 5% hinterland cargo, he said. “We feel that we have to strike a better balance to […]
02 November 2009
Northport (M) Bhd’s commitment to human capital development was recognised recently when it bagged the 2009 Human Resources Ministry HR Development Award under the major employer (services sector) category. The award, organised annually by Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Bhd, is the country’s leading event to recognise leadership and benchmark human resource practices. Northport managing director and […]
05 October 2009
PORT Klang Authority (PKA) is working towards diversifying its income stream in an effort to bear the costs of running both Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) and its own operations. “Of course, now we are currently self-sufficient, but with the PKFZ loan to the service, we will have to come up with more revenue streams […]
05 October 2009
PORT Klang Authority (PKA) has decided to withdraw its scheme to provide incentives to feeder operators linking Port Klang to regional ports, with effect from this year. It will, however, still pay out the monetary incentives due to operators for the year 2007. For the year 2008, though, feeder incentives will be based on a […]
28 September 2009
BUTTERWORTH: (NBCT) last month handled 92,439 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), which is the highest volume achieved in a single month in its 35-year history, said Penang Port Sdn Bhd general manager Obaid Mansor. “The average volume of cargo handled in a month is between 77,000 and 87,000 TEUs. “In August last year, NBCT handled 85,505 […]
28 September 2009
Port operator will expand terminal if global economy keeps improving PETALING JAYA: Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd will commence its RM600mil terminal expansion next year if the global economy keeps improving and starts contributing to the growth of its container volume. Executive director Ruben Emir Gnanalingam said the project to build container terminal six was to […]
25 September 2009
PART of Penang Port will be turned into a halal section with halal concept facilities by mid-October. State Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Abdul Malik Abul Kassim said yesterday the Penang Port was discussing with a Syariah compliance logistics company plans to brand Penang as a halal port. “The Penang Port has already […]
25 September 2009
LANGSAT Terminal (One) Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between MISC Bhd, Dialog Group Bhd and Puma Energy Asia Pacific B.V., part of the Trafigura group, has completed Phase 1 of its tank terminal project in Tanjung Langsat, Johor. The terminal received its first shipment of gas oil from its customer, Trafigura Pte Ltd, on Saturday. […]
25 September 2009
By forming a new subsidiary to manage its ferry business, Penang Port can make strategic moves at turning around the unit, says its managing director The Economic Planning Unit (EPU) has given the much-awaited nod to terminal operator Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) to separate its loss-making ferry operations from its core port business, and […]
22 September 2009
THE Finance Ministry is studying an application for licence from a company to build an offshore port that will serve the oil rig in Kuala Kemasin, Kelantan. Deputy Finance Minister Senator Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin said the application was reasonable considering that only one such port existed currently in Kemaman, Terengganu. “This can cause […]
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