Northport container volumes soar
NewsRiding on the back of the economic recovery, Northport in Port Klang, Malaysia, recorded impressive growth in the volume of containers handl...
Getting 15% more out of RTGs
NewsPort of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Malaysia has installed three software applications developed by ARL Consulting of the Netherlands to improv...
Northport gets halal boost
NewsNorthport at Port Klang has become the first Malaysian port to be certified by the Halal Industry Development Corporation....
Malaysian ports turn the corner
NewsBox throughput at Malaysian ports rose 10% to 3.79M TEU in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, reflecting a re...
Malaysian ports see box growth
NewsMalaysia’s container ports expect volumes to grow this year despite the global economic slowdown, although projections may have to be scal...
Penang expansion rethink
NewsMalaysia’s Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) is revising its expansion plan for the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) because of rising...
Bintulu plans expansion
NewsM$200M(US$63M) will be invested over the next three years to expand the container and multi-purpose terminals and acquire new handling equip...
PTP traffic surges
NewsMalaysia’s leading container port, Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), posted a 14.5% increase in container traffic last year to 5.5M TEU. The port’s...
Sepangar problems
NewsMalaysia’s M$400M(US$116M) Sepangar Port in Kota Kinablu began operations on June 1, but is still having teething problems. Operator Sabah...
Malaysia seeks box port rationalisation
NewsThe Malaysian government has asked the Johor Port Authority (JPA) to study a plan to rationalise the container handling operations of the Po...
Bintulu upgrade
NewsBintulu Port Holdings (BPH) is to invest M$400M (US$118M) in Malaysia’s Bintulu port in Sarawak to turn it into a container transhipment c...
Small no to PTP move
NewsSmaller container lines calling at Malaysia’s Johor Port have voiced opposition to a proposal by parent Malaysian Mining Corp (MMC) to mov...
Gavan into Malaysia
NewsGavan Products, one of the world’s leading suppliers of container parts, has expanded its presence in Asia by forming a joint venture comp...
Another big tractor order for Kalmar
NewsHard on the heels of its massive order for 247 terminal tractors from PSA Singapore (see WorldCargo News January 2007, p2), Kalmar reports a...
Seaport in Jeddah BOT deal
NewsSaudi Trade and Export Development Company (Tusdeer) has formed a joint venture with Seaport Terminal of Malaysia to develop the third conta...