MISC Berhad – Malaysia
recently augmented its
current Halal Express
Service with the Halal
Express Service – Loop 2
(HES-2) to connect Far East
ports to India and the
Middle East Gulf region, via
Colombo. The service
commenced on the 24th of
September 2009 with an
inaugural voyage starting
from Japan, with a view to
meeting the growing demand
for carriage of Halal
produce and products, in
line with their continuous
aim to improve their service
offerings to customers under
the theme “ Faster Transit
Improved Services”.
MISC
Berhad – Malaysia, is the
leading international
shipping line of Malaysia.
The principal business of
the Corporation consists of
ship-owning, ship management
and other related logistics
and maritime transportation
services. MISC Liner
Business is focusing itself
in Asia, Oceania and Africa
trades, to become one of
Asia's Preferred Carriers.
As a result of its portfolio
restructuring, MISC has
repositioned itself to be
among the Top Three Intra -
Asia Carriers by increasing
market coverage through
innovative product
expansion.
Faizer
Hashim – Director / CEO –
Messrs. MISC Agencies Lanka
(Pvt) Limited, the liner’s
local representative said
“A greater volume of local
imports from Far-East ports
and also transshipment
cargoes to South East Indian
ports via Colombo will be
discharged at Colombo. The
cargoes from Australia, New
Zealand, Indonesia and
Thailand to Colombo and T/S
cargo to South East India
via Colombo will be
connected to this service at
Port Kelang or Singapore for
on carriage to Colombo. We
also expect a higher volume
of local exports to Nhava
Sheva and Gulf Ports and T/S
cargoes from South East
India via Colombo to Gulf to
be connected to this service
at Colombo.”
Capt.
Mahendra Ranatunga - General
Manager Liner Services of
MISC Agencies Lanka (Pvt)
Limited added, “The journey
has already begun with two
services connecting Far East
and Middle East Gulf via
Colombo and more services
are likely to be announced
in the future. MISC will
continue to leverage on the
strength and experience of
its liner business by
enhancing MISC participation
in this sector and region.”
Halal
Express Service – Loop 2
will serve the following
ports: Yokohama, Nagoya,
Shanghai, Xiamen, Singapore,
Port Klang, Colombo, Nhava
Sheva, Jebel Ali, Dammam,
Karachi, Port Klang,
Singapore and back to
Yokohama.
A
ceremony was held on board
the vessel MV Bunga Raya
Enam, in celebration of her
inaugural call at the JCT of
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA),
on her inaugural west-bound
voyage on October 10. To
mark the significance of
this move to the SLPA,
plaques were exchanged
between the Managing
Director of SLPA Capt. Nihal
Keppetipola and the Master
of the vessel Capt. Nam Sang
Mun and the officials of
Messrs. MISC Agencies Lanka
(Pvt) Limited.
Commenting on the new
service, Managing Director
of SLPA, Capt. Nihal
Keppetipola said “We have
attracted several new lines
and services in recent
months and this trend is a
clear approbation by the
liner community of the
current customer-friendly
marketing orientation and
pragmatic policies of SLPA/JCT,
which among many other
service offerings, declared
a Relief Plan for shipping
lines with a view to
retaining the clientele with
SLPA/JCT and to giving them
a helping hand to survive in
this global economic
meltdown.”
(DM
15092009)
