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Tri-country cargo rail service to kick off in October
KUALA LUMPUR: The tri-country cargo transport by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will be operational in October. The Asean Express, which connects Malaysia, Thailand and Laos, went through its dry run on Thursday (Aug 11) after departing from the Kuala Lumpur KTM...
Port Of Tanjung Pelepas Becomes First Container Terminal In Malaysia To Surpass 1 Million Teus In A Month
in Port News 10/08/2022 Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between Malaysian based MMC Group and Netherlands based APM Terminals hits historic milestone by becoming the first container terminal in Malaysia to surpass 1 million TEUs in a month. The...
Putrajaya will expedite Pan Borneo completion, says works minister
An aerial night view of the Pujut Link Interchange. — Picture by JKR’s Pan Borneo Highway Unit via Borneo Post Online MIRI, Aug 8 — Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has given his assurance that the federal government will mitigate plans and follow-ups...
Poultry farmers in Malaysia urge government to lift chicken export ban on Singapore or lose out to Indonesia
If Malaysia does not fully resolve its ban on chicken exports soon, farmers say it could lay the groundwork for bigger egg-onomic problems. Poultry farmers in Johor have urged the government to lift all of its export ban on chickens to Singapore or lose out to...
Malaysia–China joint venture to develop 260ha logistics park at Kauntan port
Malaysian conglomerate IJM Corporation is to make its first venture into the industrial market by developing a 260ha business park and logistics hub near the port of Kuantan on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. The company, which has operations in construction,...
Consortium eyes green OSV construction in Malaysia
28 Jul 2022by John Snyder A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between three Malaysian shipbuilders and a Singapore company to develop and build the first green OSV in Malaysia The MoU was announced at a signing ceremony 27 July, attended by Ministry of...
Topic on Regulations Related to the Transportation of Palm Oil Products, Presented by Cdr Ang Chin Hup (R)
On 18 July 2022, a Senior Researcher, Cdr Ang Chin Hup (R) from the Centre for Maritime Security and Diplomacy (MSD), talked on the topic ‘Regulations Related to the Transportation of Palm Oil Products’ at the Operational & Commercial Aspects of Palm Oil Trade...
MOTS encourages logistics, air transport industry players in S’wak to actively engage each other
KUCHING (July 23): The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) is encouraging active engagement among the agencies and players in the logistics and air transport industry. In a statement, its minister Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin pointed out this would help resolve ground...
Empowering SMEs with solutions for business continuity
KUALA LUMPUR: As post-pandemic Malaysia opens up with more industries resuming their operations, the economy has been hit with new challenges. With rising costs from the US Federal Reserve interest rate hikes to a running inflation, scarcity of resources due to the...
Malaysia Seizes $26M Worth of Elephant Tusks and Pangolin Scales
Customs displayed elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal skulls and bones during a news conference in Port Klang, Malaysia, Monday, July 18, 2022. (Photo: Vincent Thian, AP) Pangolin scales, African elephant tusks, bones, and animal skulls were among the...