JOHOR PORT INKS SOFT COMMODITY STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT WITH ACCESS WORLD
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JOHOR BAHRU, 16 December 2019 – Johor Port Berhad (JPB), a Member of MMC Group entered into a Soft Commodity Strategic Alliance Agreement with Access World earlier today at Johor Port in Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru.
The Agreement was signed by Chief Executive Officer of Johor Port, En. Shahrull Allam Shah Bin Abdul Halim and Mr. Yanto Tan, Regional General Manager, South East Asia, Access World, witnessed by YB Tuan Loke Siew Fook, Minister of Transport Malaysia, YBhg Dato’ Sri Che Khalib bin Mohamad Noh, Chairman of Johor Port Berhad and Group Managing Director of MMC Corporation Berhad and Mr. Alfred Vermeulen, Director Commercial, Asia Pacific, Access World.
Under the strategic alliance, Johor Port Berhad and Access World will co-operate and combine resources with a view to increase the volume of soft commodities entering and being traded in Johor.
“As a Regional Commodity Hub, everything from Cocoa, Coffee, Palm Oil, Coal, Steel and Aluminium – and most things in between – have been catered for via the Port’s flexible facilities. This strategic alliance is part of our initiatives to position Johor Port as the Cocoa Commodity / Trading Hub and for Johor Port to be designated as an Approved Delivery Point under the various International Commodity Exchanges.” said En. Shahrull Allam Shah bin Abdul Halim, Chief Executive Officer of Johor Port Berhad.
Besides cementing Johor Port’s position as one of the top LME operators, soft commodities are another big pillar, especially for South East Asia; and it speaks volumes about the existing strengths and future potential of Malaysia from a market demand perspective. Johor Port will tap into rising demand for safe, efficient, and internationally compliant soft commodities warehousing.
Customers can also look forward to the convenience of one-stop value-add services such as repacking, enabling them to maximise and localise their Supply Chain to serve regional markets via the Southern region.
“Johor Port understood our concept and value propositions. The ease of doing business that we as Access World Group have experienced here from an investor’s and customer’s point of view has resulted in a long lasting 15 years working relationship with Johor Port. Dating back to 2004, when we listed a London Metal Exchange approved warehouse in Johor Port, Access World has further diversified its commodities business in Johor Port where we now also provide specialized warehousing and logistics services for soft commodities products like cocoa-beans to service our global clients. We look forward to more years of working together.” said Mr. Yanto Tan, Regional General Manager, South East Asia, Access World.
Access World is a well-respected global company with businesses in the logistics, forwarding and chartering, collateral management, stevedoring, handling and warehousing business of commodities including Cocoa, Soft commodities, Forest products, Oil and Gas, Non-ferrous Metals, Steel, Ferro Alloys and Project Cargo traded on the physical market and/or the London Metal Exchange and/or other exchanges.
Johor Port is an investor-friendly, business-ready multi-purpose port facility and continues to be the Premier Southern Gateway Multi-Purpose Port in Malaysia.
Photo caption from left: Dato’ Sri Che Khalib bin Mohamad Noh, Chairman of Johor Port Berhad / Group Managing Director of MMC Corporation Berhad; YB Tuan Loke Siew Fook, Minister of Transport Malaysia; Shahrull Allam Shah bin Abdul Halim, Chief Executive Officer of Johor Port Berhad; Yanto Tan, Regional General Manager South East Asia, Access World Logistics (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Alfred Vermeulen, Director Commercial South East Asia, Access World Logistics (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
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Kontena Nasional Berhad (KNB) is Malaysia’s premier logistics company with 50 years of experience in logistics operations. KNB began operations in 1971 when containerisation was introduced to the country.
Since its inception, it has expanded its business from just container haulage to international freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, supply chain solutions, cold chain solution and Halal logistics.
Today, KNB is one of Malaysia’s largest one-stop logistics companies providing comprehensive logistics solutions customised to customer’s requirements.
For more information, please log on to www.kn.com.my.
ABOUT MMC CORPORATION BERHAD
MMC Corporation Berhad (“MMC”) is a leading utilities and infrastructure group with diversified businesses in Malaysia and abroad under four divisions, namely Ports and Logistics, Energy and Utilities, Engineering and Industrial Development. Its key businesses under the Ports and Logistics Division includes the port operations of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd, Johor Port Berhad, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, Penang Port Sdn Bhd, Tanjung Bruas Port Sdn Bhd and Kontena Nasional Berhad, a logistics provider. Internationally, MMC has presence in Saudi Arabia via Red Sea Gateway Terminal Company Limited, a container port terminal within the Jeddah Islamic Port.
Under the Energy and Utilities Division, Malakoff Corporation Berhad is the largest Independent Power Producer in Malaysia and its subsidiary, Alam Flora Sdn Bhd is one of the leading environmental management companies in the country. Under Gas Malaysia Berhad, MMC is the supplier of reticulated natural gas in Peninsular Malaysia operating and maintaining 2,600 kilometres of Natural Gas Distribution System network. Through Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad, MMC provides full-fledge water services using high technology treatment in Malaysia.
MMC’s Engineering Division has played a leading role on the elevated section as well as the main contractor for the underground work package for the 51-kilometre Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (“KVMRT”) Kajang Line including 9.5 kilometres underground works. Currently, MMC is the main turnkey contractor for the entire 52.2 kilometres KVMRT Putrajaya Line. MMC has also successfully completed the 329-kilometre Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrified Double Tracking Project as well as the innovative Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (“SMART”) motorway, the first of its kind, dual-purpose tunnel in the world.
MMC is currently in the final stage of completing the Langat Centralised Sewerage Treatment Plant which will serve 920,000 Population Equivalent and Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant which will supply 1,130 million litres of treated water per day.
MMC’s Industrial Development Division develops and manages approximately 5,000 acres of industrial developments namely Senai Airport City (“SAC”) and Tanjung Bin Industrial Park (“TBIP”) in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor and Northern Technocity (“NTC”) in Kulim Kedah. The SAC, TBIP and NTC developments come under the ambit of MMC’s Industrial Development Division, operating under three companies namely Senai Airport City Sdn Bhd, Seaport Worldwide Sdn Bhd and Northern Technocity Sdn Bhd.
In other business, through Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, MMC is the operator of Senai International Airport in Johor Bahru – the southern aviation hub and an important gateway to Iskandar Malaysia and Kerteh Airport in Terengganu.
Enquiries
Please log on to www.mmc.com.my or call:
Nor Sazlenna Johan, Executive Corporate Communications, Kontena Nasional Berhad, tel: +6018 201 2286 / +603 7876 1933, email: noor.sazlenna@kn.com.my
Azlina Ashar, Head of Group Corporate Communications, MMC Corporation Berhad, tel: +6019 6688 990 / +603 2071 1124, email: azlina.ashar@mmc.com.my
