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Demonstrating
itself as one of the fastest-growing
and popular maritime sites in the
region, www.portsworld.com
, the Malaysian National Maritime
Portal, is well on its way to
receive half a million hits since it
was launched last August.
Averaging
more than 70,000 hits monthly, the
National Maritime Portal is the most
accessed industry portal in the
country.
The
portal, that was officially launched
by the Deputy Transport Minister Tan
Sri Dato DiRaja Ramli Ngah Talib
last August, offers the most
comprehensive range of information
on the maritime industry including
searchable directory of maritime
companies and on-line information on
shipping services at local ports
“We
are impressed with the increasing
number of hits and this clearly
reflects that www.portsworld.com
is a well sought after maritime
information portal for a variety of
on-line data and information on the
Malaysian maritime industry,” said
the managing director of Ports World
Sdn Bhd, G Durairaj.
The
portal developed by Ports World Sdn
Bhd, a transport resource and data
management and research centre, has
received endorsement of its portal
by way of sponsorships from leading
shipping and maritime agencies and
companies.
The
most recent support came from the
Malaysian Maritime Academy in
Malacca which has established a
direct link from www.portsworld.com
to its web-site that offers detailed
information on maritime education
and courses available at the premier
academy.
Several
other sponsors include one of the
world leading container lines,
P&O Nedlloyd, Malaysia’s
number one container port –
Northport Malaysia – Pelabuhan
Tanjung Pelepas and Halim Mazmin Bhd.
The
National Maritime Portal at www.portsworld.com
offers free access online to
maritime news and a very
comprehensive data and information
of the Malaysian maritime industry,
and also to serves as a platform or
an electronic highway as a
collaborative marketplace for
operators and users in the maritime
transport sector to promote, market
and transact their businesses.
The
portal also provides news breaks,
national and international news,
features, columns by leading
personalities in the industry,
transport stocks tracking, opinion
poll, editorial supplements, company
focus and so on.
The
Maritime Data Warehouse on the
portal offers online information
ranging from details of vessels
ownership in Malaysia, details of
facilities and services of more than
50 ports in the country, a
comprehensive searchable online
maritime directory, transport laws
and regulations, a trade and port
documentation kit and others.
Ports
World which is now in Klang is now focusing its efforts in
promoting national maritime portal
as a marketplace meanwhile is an
interactive, real-time platform for
providers and users of maritime
transport services and products to
promote, inter-act, collaborate and
transact business ranging from
shipping services to bunkering,
haulage, education and maritime
equipment and communication
services.
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