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NCB Holdings Bhd has been formulating supporting strategies for the group
covering the medium to long-term perspective, including improving the
quality of services and the positioning of the Northport
Chairman of NCB Hodings Bhd, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri (Dr) Ahmad Sarji Bin Abdul
Hamid said the commissioning of the recently completed Berth 14 has placed
Northport in a stronger and more competitive position to effectively respond
to the discerning needs of its customers.
“Our continuous efforts have borne results in that Northport has been able
to attract a good number of new customers. Northport was also successful in
securing the support of a leading global shipping line that selected
Northport as its operating base, said Ahmad Sarji in 2005 Annual Report.
With the full commissioning of CT3, made up of Berths 12, 13 and 14, the
port gained additional capacity to handle a further 1.0 million TEUs per
annum, bringing the total capacity to 4.0 million TEUs per annum.
Work to convert the adjoining Berth 14 was completed ahead of schedule and
opened by the Prime Minister on 29th April 2005.
To support the landside operations at the new terminal, the company has
completed the development of 20 acres of backup land for container storage.
Northport recorded a throughput volume of 2.6 million TEUs in 2005.
The container mix in Northport stood at approximately 50 per cent for both
import and export containers.
Total volume handled through Port Klang for the year 2005 was 5.5 million
TEUs, reflecting a growth of 5.7 pr cent compared with 5.2 millin TEUs
handled in year 2004.
Ahmad Sarji said Kontena Nasional has made considerable inroads in the
targeted areas when it undertook a major shift of in its focus and to expand
the non-haulage activities of the company.
Its move into warehousing and distribution activities has met with
encouraging success and the impact of this is expected to be more visibly
felt during financial year 2006.
The company made good progress in its venture into warehousing, inventory
management and distribution services resulting in its appointment as the
providers of these services by a major international furniture maker and
retailer, and engagement in a similar role by two major clients with
large-scale operation in motor assembly and distribution. Kontena national
has also been continuing its efforts at cost containment and customer
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