Crude oil down..
17/8 Crude oil prices shed 15 cents to USD75.24 a barrel/STARBIZ
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Certification course in freight forwarding by UTAR
Received msg from UTAR organising a course for freight forwarding in collaboration with SFFLA. From the outline, looks to be pretty good for starters and with a field trip to Port Klang(!!). Presume it’s targeting newcomers to the industry / junior executives in sales / …
Drugs in container’ ring busted
By Nelson Benjamin JOHOR BARU, Malaysia – Police have crippled an international drug syndicate which has been shipping in drugs from Taiwan using containers via Port Klang. More than a dozen suspects, including Singaporeans and other foreign nationals, have been arrested in a series of …
Slowdown signs – Second hand vessel sales retreat to year lows during July
With sea freight markets retreating both in the dry and the wet segments of the market during most of July, ship owners were reluctant to invest in acquiring more vessels, after the high level of sale and purchase activity, observed during May and June. According …
Operating hours of Northport / Westport and depot in Port Klang during Hari Raya
Official notice from North Port,West Port and Depot – Break Meal and AMH Circular regarding Demurrage/Detention/SSR and other extra charges during Ramadan period & Haulage Office Close Hari Raya 2010. All exporters, importers and related parties please do take note on this.. Association of Malaysian …
Collision of MSC Chitra and Khalijia 3 near Nhava Sheva
Kindly note that shipping traffic movement in and out of Mumbai and Navasheva ports has stopped since 7th August morning owing to collision of vessels MSC CHITRA and l “KHALIJIA 3″ off Prongs Reef, Mumbai near the main entrance channel to the ports. The status …
Govt says no to PTP-Johor Port consolidation plan
PASIR GUDANG: The Government has decided not to approve a proposal by MMC Corp Bhd to consolidate and rationalise the operations of Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) and Johor Port.International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the decision was made after considering …
Inai Kiara’s role in shipbuilding lauded
22nd July, 2010: MALAYSIA is on the right track towards development due to the participation of local companies in the shipbuilding industry, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said yesterday. Citing Japan as an example, the Prime Minister’s wife said the industry was one of Japan’s focus …