Logistics meeting with Samalaju investors
BINTULU: Samalaju Industrial Port Sdn Bhd (SIPSB) recently held the third logistics forum meeting with investors in the Samalaju Industrial Park (SIP) area. SIPSB in a statement said the third meeting of the logistics forum was attended by company representatives from Press Metal Bintulu (PMB), OM Materials (OM), Pertama Ferroalloys (PFSB), Sakura Ferroalloys (SFSB) and […]
Ministry to look into transport and logistic cost hike
KUCHING: The State Transport Ministry has reiterated that it will look into the increase in transport and logistic costs and study the matter together with those in the logistics industry. Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin in replying to Padungan assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen said his Ministry through a special platform namely, the Sarawak Public […]
Freight forwarders given till December 2022 to meet Bumiputera equity requirement
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has recently extended, for the second time, the exemption period for freight forwarders to meet the requirement of 51 per cent Bumiputera equity participation until December 2022. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said this was to allow the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (Teraju) to study […]
AirAsia’s teleport to ramp up delivery, digital cargo capabilities
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Digital’s logistics arm, Teleport is ramping up its delivery and digital cargo capabilities in line with the significant e-commerce growth, driven by the Covid-19 pandemic. Its growth would be accelerated with the company’s first dedicated freighter, a Boeing 737-800F, as well as the conversion of two AirAsia A320 passenger aircraft to provide […]
Tasco to buy 50 pct of Hypercold for RM10.55 mln, to expand into Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: Tasco Bhd’s 70 per cent-owned unit, TASCO Yusen Gold Cold Sdn Bhd (TYGC), together with Swift Integrated Logistics Sdn Bhd (SILSB), have proposed to jointly acquire 100 per cent stake in Hypercold Logistics Sdn Bhd for RM21.10 million. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Tasco said both TYGC and SILSB had entered […]
Vaccination challenges in rural Sabah, Sarawak
Although Malaysia has a plan to inoculate more than 80% of the population (nearly 27 million out of 32 million Malaysians) against Covid-19 by March 2022, there is no clear indication on how the vaccines are going to be distributed throughout rural Sabah and Sarawak. This is a valid concern as in the rural areas […]
Army to provide assistance in coordination for Covid vaccine logistics
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) will provide coordination assistance in movement control and logistics management of the Covid-19 vaccine which will arrive in Malaysia tomorrow. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang, in a statement today, said the ATM would escort the vaccine’s movement from the Vaccine Storage Centres (VSC) to […]
Ministry to talk to Putrajaya
By Natasha Jee & Nia Natasha Hasenan KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) will recommend to the federal government ways to reduce the higher prices of goods caused by logistics and transportation costs in Sarawak. Its minister, Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi pointed out the issue was not new. He said the […]
