11 January 2010
KUCHING, Jan 11 (Bernama) — The Tanjung Manis Integrated Port is to become the primary import and export gateway for Sarawak central region when it begins full operations by next year. The port, a subsidiary of Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) and appointed by Rajang Port Authority as its port operator in Tanjung Manis […]
31 December 2009
JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) — The Port of Tanjung Langsat (PTL), in Pasir Gudang, will emerge as the leading chemical logistics hub in South East Asia, given the edge it has over its competitors. Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the port’s advantages were obvious although it has to compete with integrated petrochemical […]
12 December 2009
MIRI: The Miri Port Authority was awarded the 2009 5S Special Award at the 12th National 5S Convention organised by the Malaysia Productivity Corporation on Nov 8.The award ceremony held in Grand Dorseu Hotel, Subang Jaya in Selangor attracted about 300 representatives from 113 organisations comprising 53 companies and 60 government agencies and statutory bodies. […]
03 December 2009
MMC Corp Bhd’s subsidiary, Johor Port Bhd (2194) is selling its 75 per cent stake in Bernas Logistics Sdn Bhd to Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) for RM11.76 million. Upon completion of the sale, Bernas Logistics will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bernas. In a separate statement, Johor Port said it has also terminated its sub-lease […]
30 November 2009
One of the world’s largest containership, the 13,300-TEU CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, made its maiden call at Westports on November 22. The vessel represents the biggest to arrive at Port Klang to date. Although it was an ad hoc call, Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd said its operations staff were fully prepared to meet the challenge, […]
30 November 2009
The North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) registered some 13% increase in the volume of cargo it handled in October. NBCT handled 94,570 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in October, compared with 83,103 TEUs in September. Penang Port Sdn Bhd general manager Obaid Mansor told StarBiz that the higher cargo volume was driven by goods from southern […]
25 November 2009
PENANG: Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB), the port operator, has invested RM1.1 billion over the last five years to upgrade infrastructures at the port and Container Terminal as part of initiatives to pump-prime the state economy, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said on Wednesday. He said the huge investment had indirectly bolstered operations of the […]
16 November 2009
THERE are many ships are operating in Malaysian waters but few of them are owned by Malaysians and this needs to be addressed, said Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. To increase the registration of Malaysian ships, there is a need to ensure that the aspects of development and sea services infrastructure are […]
16 November 2009
THE Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) yesterday called on the government to expedite the setting up of the National Port Authority (NPA). The purpose of the NPA would be to oversee and streamline the operations of all ports in the country. The NPA could, among other things, help cut out unhealthy competition among ports by […]
06 November 2009
Plans are underway to increase the capacity of the newly-completed Sepanggar Container Port Terminal (SPTC) in order to meet growing demand. According to Infrastructure Development Minister Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, ever since the container port was open for business, it has been recording an upward trend in performance. Speaking after attending a briefing cum […]
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