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Malaysia on track to achieve 2022 economic targets, says PM Ismail Sabri
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Malaysia’s positive economic performance in 2021 shows that the country was projected to achieve targets set for this year. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa HANOI, March 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob...
MALAYSIA SHIPOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION (MASA) COURTESY VISIT TO MARINE HEADQUARTERS, MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
PORT KLANG, 26th January 2022 (Wednesday) – The newly-appointed Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (MASA) Chairman, Mr Mohamed Safwan Othman together with Executive Committee (EXCO) members paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of Marine, YBhg. Dato’ Hj. Baharin...
Malaysia denies entry to Russian-flagged Aframax, ‘strictly’ observes UN sanctions: official
Malaysia will not permit a Russia-flagged Aframax tanker that was reported to be nearing its waters to call at one of its ports, and will strictly observe sanctions imposed by the UN, a senior government official said March 2. However a Marine Department of Malaysia...
Malaysia scraps mega port project off Melaka
Malaysia’s state government has reportedly scrapped a MYR43bn ($10.5bn) port project off the coast of Melaka due to delays in reclamation works. Lee Hong Liang | Nov 23, 2020 In a letter by the Melaka government dated 16 November and seen by Singapore’s The...
Port of Tanjung Pepelas box volumes up 8% to record high of 9.8m teu in 2020
Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has posted a record throughput of 9.8m teu in 2020, despite the global economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Lee Hong Liang | Jan 26, 2021 The figure represents an increase of more than 8% from...
Port of Tanjung Pelepas to invest RM750m for expansion in 2022
ISKANDAR PUTERI (Jan 7): Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) will invest RM750 million to expand its capacity this year, its chief executive officer Marco Neelsen said. Spurred by the double-digit growth last year, he said the port, currently with a capacity of 11.5 million...
Johor’s PTP notches new milestones
PETALING JAYA: Major Malaysian ports ended 2021 on a high, with new milestones notched at Johor’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), which became the first container terminal in Malaysia to surpass 11 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) throughput in a year,...
Malaysia’s ‘once in 100 years’ flood exposes reality of climate change, better disaster planning needed: Experts
KUALA LUMPUR: Floods that resulted from torrential rain in many states of Peninsular Malaysia over the weekend exposed the reality of extreme weather patterns caused by climate change, according to environmental experts interviewed by CNA. With such events...
50th Anniversary Malaysia in IMO
The Honorable Minister of Transport Dato Seri Ir. Wee Kah Siong, accompanied by the Chairman of MASA in a ceremony to commemorate Malaysia’s 50th Anniversary as an IMO member. The event took place at the High Commision of Malaysia in London. In the picture from the...
MACC task force to probe failed ‘uCustoms’ fiasco
PUTRAJAYA: The anti-graft agency has assigned its number two in command to lead a task force to investigate the Customs Department’s failed project fiasco. The team is to start work immediately to probe the millions of ringgit that have been paid by the department for...