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In an attempt to strengthen its role
further in the growing popularity of
the block train services, KTM Bhd
has started to venture into reefer
cargo handling for which the railway
corporation has acquired the
necessary reefer rolling stocks.
The Malaysian railway corporation
will be taking delivery of the 55
special bogies with
temperature-controlled reefer points
by end of this month.
The bogies manufactured from
Indonesia will be discharged at Port
Klang and will be commissioned into
service by early next year.
According to the general manager of
KTM Bhd freight Services, Abdul
Radzak Malek the recent high growth
of container traffic over the last
couple of years has prompted the
corporation to look into
value-adding services like to offer
reefer capacity as part of the block
train services.
"We are in good position to provide
an alternative option for shippers
to transport their reefer cargoes,"
he said.
"We have invested about RM15 million
to acquire these special bogies with
temperature controlled points to
explore the potential for the
transportation of refrigerated goods
such as fresh water fish, fruits and
flowers from Cameron Highlands and
Thailand to Port Klang, Pelabuhan
Tanjung Pelepas and Singapore," said
Radzak.
He said KTM Bhd hopes the new
venture into reefer transport would
be received well by shippers to
transport their cargoes as the rail
network is well connected to all
seaports and dry ports in Malaysia,
Singapore and Thailand.
Radzak noted that cross border
container land bridge linking
Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore has
taken off well due to good response
due to the efforts of the four block
train service providers namely TS
Transrail (M) Sdn Bhd, Freight
Management (M) Sdn Bhd, TS Allied
Trans Sdn Bhd and PTP Landbridge
Services Sdn Bhd said Radzak. |
