Feng Hsin, one of the major rebar producers in Taiwan, has decided to cut rebar prices by TWD 300 per tonne to TWD 21,000 per tonne for this week, in response to the changed electricity policy. It’s known that the Taiwanese government announced to change …
Now this is an interesting piece of news. If it’s that great, what took us so long to realise that steel home is better? =quote= Here is a discussion of the advantages of using steel as a construction material. If you are thinking about …
It seems like a disease, spreading from one to another, and very quickly!! This is what we’ver just got our hands on this morning: =quote=UPATES- Pasir Gudang. It was reported by Johor Chapter that there will be a big Protest/Strike by the container haulage drivers against …
Truckers has been on strike since Wednesday (2nd May) til late 4th May. At around 2230hr, we’ve started receiving info from trucking companies and exporters that the drivers have started to move after a 3 day “rest”, albeit slowly. Apparently, negotiations were still underway and …
Some photos taken of the situation in Port Klang yesterday and today will be posted as we continue to update. It was reported that at least 11 prime movers’ windscreen was shattered / damaged and some drivers injured yesterday. The protest is expected to continue …
Another association within the shipping / transport industry, Selangor Freight Forwarders and Logistics Association (SFFLA), have issued a circular with regards to the strike by container truck drivers in Port Klang, which started 2nd May and continued til today. As of now, it is still …
Below a letter from Airfreight Forwarders Association of Malaysia Chairman to Secretary General of MITI this morning. =quote= To: Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria – Secretary General, MITI Cc: YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun abdul Razak – Prime Minister of …
Latest info recevied indicates that the protest is continuing into today. Truckers are reluctant to move for fear of being harassed. Feedback received from the ground – exporters, importers, forwarding agents, trucking companies – confirmed that nothing is moving this morning and no one could …
Excerpts from CSM: ACCORDING to the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI), based on a global survey of freight forwarders and express carriers on the “business friendliness” of a particular country, Malaysia scores well with a 3.44 out of 5 rating. For developing nations such …
