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The extensive global connectivity that Northport at Port Klang offers for
shippers in China is a major attraction for shippers in that country to use
the Malaysian port to reach China’s expanding markets in the Asean and the
Middle East.
With shipping lines offering more than 180 calls per month between the
Malaysian gateway port and 11 major ports in China, Northport is an obvious
choice for shippers or traders in China, said its Assistant General Manager
of Logistics Services, Lim Seok Hua.
Malaysia, which accounts for 26 per cent of the Intra-Asean trade,can become
an important base for China to penetrate into the fast-expanding market in
the region. Northport’s total Intra-Asia volume is 67 per cent.
Lim said the expanding connectivity in the Sino-Malaysia market is expected
to grow further with the implementation of Asean-China Free Trade Agreement.
The implementation of the agreement will create the world’s largest FTA for
developing countries, with 1.7 billion consumers and a regional GDP of about
USD 2 trillion.
“We at Northport Distripark offer an excellent platform for traders from
China to set-up their facilities within our distripark at a minimal cost and
offer excellent regional shipping connectivity to reach AFTA market which is
estimated to have 550 million population and with a combined GDP exceeding
USD 750 billion,” said Lim.
Lim also stressed that Northport’s Distripark has been well recognized for
handling halal products in the last couple of years.
“In fact, importers from China can use our facilities at our distripark as
the consolidation center to reach out to final consumers markets in Asean or
even the Middle East market,” he added.
By leveraging on Northport Distripark, Chinese exporters of frozen meat can
reach India or Middle East market in less than a week.
“Traders using Northport Distripark as their staging point can reduce
transit time and also can meet any surge in demand within a short period,”
added Lim.
Lim noted that the Distripark is within the free commercial zone and
therefore allows shippers to carry out value adding activities like
re-packaging, re-grading, re-branding before re-export via our container
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