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MATRADE TO PROMOTE LOGISTICS SECTOR IN MYANMAR & FRANCE
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has led a specialised marketing mission to Yangon, Myanmar, to promote Malaysia's logistics sector for the first time.
Similar missions will be made to the port of Koper in Slovenia and to the port
of Marseille, France.
The inaugural mission to Yangon was on last Sunday and Monday, Koper and
Marseille from Sept 19 to 25 will promote Malaysian logistics sector to Asean,
European Union and North African regions.
The missions are being carried out with the support of the Federation of
Malaysian Freight Forwarders, said MATRADE in a statement Wednesday.
MATRADE's promotion of the logistics sector was a significant step forward in
facilitating Malaysia’s external trade as the sector contributed an estimated
13 per cent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product.
The missions are also in line with the Government’s emphasis on encouraging
local logistics companies to venture abroad to participate in the overall global
supply chain.
“It is timely the sector is now promoted in an integrated manner to capture
global awareness on Malaysia’s capabilities in this sector,” said MATRADE chief
executive officer Noharuddin Nordin.
“We believe these inaugural missions will lead to the divergence of
expertise and services that can be offered by Malaysian logistics providers to the
overseas companies, key transportation and logistics markets throughout the world,”
he said.
Response and participation to Myanmar's mission by the Malaysian logistics
sector have been very encouraging, with 27 companies and 40 representatives
registering for the mission.
The two-day mission comprised a seminar entitled “Malaysia-Myanmar
Business Opportunities”, pre-arranged business meetings between Malaysian and
Myanmar companies and technical site visits to two major port terminals.
Malaysian logistics service providers have evolved along the supply chain from
being single service providers to integrated logistics service providers,
offering a total range of logistics services, including handling the demand from
International Procurement Centres and Regional Distribution Centres as well as
providing cargo consolidation services and logistics management services.
-- BERNAMA
Similar missions will be made to the port of Koper in Slovenia and to the port
of Marseille, France.
The inaugural mission to Yangon was on last Sunday and Monday, Koper and
Marseille from Sept 19 to 25 will promote Malaysian logistics sector to Asean,
European Union and North African regions.
The missions are being carried out with the support of the Federation of
Malaysian Freight Forwarders, said MATRADE in a statement Wednesday.
MATRADE's promotion of the logistics sector was a significant step forward in
facilitating Malaysia’s external trade as the sector contributed an estimated
13 per cent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product.
The missions are also in line with the Government’s emphasis on encouraging
local logistics companies to venture abroad to participate in the overall global
supply chain.
“It is timely the sector is now promoted in an integrated manner to capture
global awareness on Malaysia’s capabilities in this sector,” said MATRADE chief
executive officer Noharuddin Nordin.
“We believe these inaugural missions will lead to the divergence of
expertise and services that can be offered by Malaysian logistics providers to the
overseas companies, key transportation and logistics markets throughout the world,”
he said.
Response and participation to Myanmar's mission by the Malaysian logistics
sector have been very encouraging, with 27 companies and 40 representatives
registering for the mission.
The two-day mission comprised a seminar entitled “Malaysia-Myanmar
Business Opportunities”, pre-arranged business meetings between Malaysian and
Myanmar companies and technical site visits to two major port terminals.
Malaysian logistics service providers have evolved along the supply chain from
being single service providers to integrated logistics service providers,
offering a total range of logistics services, including handling the demand from
International Procurement Centres and Regional Distribution Centres as well as
providing cargo consolidation services and logistics management services.
-- BERNAMA
