NEW MSIAN PORTS & SHIPPING SERVICES DIRECTORY TO BE RELEASED AFTER MARCH NEXT YEAR

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Ports and Shipping Services
Directory 2009/2010, which will feature comprehensive information on shipping
services linking the Malaysian ports to over 270 ports worldwide, will be
released after the first quarter next year.

The directory, is an initiative of PortsWorld, the country's leading
private sector transport data and research organisation, Nada Sepakat
Corporation (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd's executive chairman, Kamaruddin Abdul
Ghani, said in a statement here Saturday.

He said PortsWorld has appointed Nada Sepakat Corporation as its marketing
and promotion agent for the directory.

The directory is expected to be widely circulated to all shipper groups in
Malaysia and would provide useful information to importers and exporters in the
country on the range of shipping services linking Malaysian ports to global
ports.

"The directory offers good value for money and we expect ports and
port-related as well as logistics companies to take advantage of this unique
opportunity to advertise and promote their products or services to the targeted
users," said Kamaruddin.

He said the directory would offer itself as an effective marketing tool for
Malaysian ports and as an outreach platform in their promotional
efforts.

Among other publications by PortsWorld include the Malaysian Maritime
Director for Malaysian Shipowners, ShipMonitor and also the Ports Review for the
Federation of Malaysian Port Operating Companies.

It also offers the freely accessible Malaysian national maritime portal at
www.portsworld.com.

-- BERNAMA