NBCT handles more cargo
GEORGE TOWN: 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 [...]
Penang Port invests RM1.1bil to upgrade facilities
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 port [...]
Registry will put Malaysia on world maritime map
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 implemented [...]
Govt urged to ‘fast track’ national port authority
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 avoiding [...]
Raising Sepanggar port capacity
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 work visit [...]
EXPANSION PLAN FOR SEPANGGAR PORT
Plan for expansion of the newly completed Sepanggar Container Port Terminal (SPTC) is being foreseen. Infrastructure Development Minister, Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan yesterday said Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd (SPSB), the government-linked company managing the port, was already mulling on expansion plan to further improve the port’s capacity. The port, sitting on a 22 hectare land started [...]
Russian Pacific Fleet warships to visit Malaysian port
MOSCOW, October 22 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian Pacific Fleet task force that has been on anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden is to pay an official visit to the port of Klang in Malaysia, a spokesman for the Russian Navy said. The task force — comprising the Admiral Tributs destroyer with two helicopters, a [...]
PTP building up hinterland cargo volume
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 achieve a [...]
HR development award for Northport
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 chief executive [...]
Port Klang Authority working to diversify income stream
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 to [...]
NBCT handles more cargo
GEORGE TOWN: 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 [...]
Posted in PULAU PINANG
Penang Port invests RM1.1bil to upgrade facilities
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 port [...]
Posted in PULAU PINANG
Registry will put Malaysia on world maritime map
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 implemented [...]
Posted in RELATED NEWS
Govt urged to ‘fast track’ national port authority
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 avoiding [...]
Posted in RELATED NEWS
Raising Sepanggar port capacity
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 work visit [...]
Posted in SABAH
EXPANSION PLAN FOR SEPANGGAR PORT
Plan for expansion of the newly completed Sepanggar Container Port Terminal (SPTC) is being foreseen. Infrastructure Development Minister, Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan yesterday said Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd (SPSB), the government-linked company managing the port, was already mulling on expansion plan to further improve the port’s capacity. The port, sitting on a 22 hectare land started [...]
Posted in SABAH
Russian Pacific Fleet warships to visit Malaysian port
MOSCOW, October 22 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian Pacific Fleet task force that has been on anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden is to pay an official visit to the port of Klang in Malaysia, a spokesman for the Russian Navy said. The task force — comprising the Admiral Tributs destroyer with two helicopters, a [...]
Posted in RELATED NEWS
PTP building up hinterland cargo volume
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 achieve a [...]
Posted in TANJUNG PELEPAS
HR development award for Northport
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 chief executive [...]
Posted in KELANG
Port Klang Authority working to diversify income stream
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 to [...]
Posted in KELANG
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