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10 AT A GLANCEGLOBAL CONNECTIVITY<strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong> Connected to Over 500 <strong>Port</strong>sIn More Than 180 CountriesARCTIC OCEANConnectivity is the hallmark of a successful port.NORTH PACIFICOCEANNORTHALANTICOCEANSOUTHATLANTICOCEANINDIANOCEANNORTH PACIFICOCEANSOUTH PACIFICOCEANAs one of the major ports in the world thanksto its strategic location along Straits of Malaccawhich handles 25% of global maritime trade, itis not surprising that <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong> is continuallydeveloping to be the national load centre andtransshipment hub for the region. <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong>was recently announced as the World’s Top13th Container <strong>Port</strong>, a testament to the port’sintrinsic strengths in its vision to become theregion’s preferred logistics hub. Today, theport and has trade connections with over 180countries and dealings with more than 500ports around the world.Currently, <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong> Authority (PKA) together with SFFLA, Northport, Westports, PKFZ, FMM and MATRADE are organising a Specialised Trade MarketingMission to several countries. MATRADE is taking the lead in two of the trade missions, which is the Yangon and Luka Koper (Slovenia). The trade missions arenot just confined to <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong>’s sisterports, but are also directed at areas where there are trade opportunities and also possibilities in enhancing trade linkagesand forming smart partnerships. The main objectives of the mission are to explore business opportunities, establish and strengthen useful business contacts andalso to create greater awareness and visibility among the global business community on Malaysia’s capabilities and expertise in providing world-class facilities.<strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong> is always actively seeking out business alliances with other ports and had made trade agreement with 8 ports from all over the world. <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong>strongly believes that the collaborative relationship will enhance the development of port traffic and ultimately, benefit the customers of the port.To know more about the on-going trade missions, please refer to the inner back page for the complete schedule and details.Dato’ Lee and the BOD, PKA visited <strong>Port</strong> of Rotterdam<strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong> Authority made a courtesy call to Belawan <strong>Port</strong>on 21 July 2010 in conjunction with the Trade Misson toMedan, Indonesia organised by PKA & SFFLACampaign Team showing thumbs up afterannouncement of IMO council results.Kee Lian Yong, General Manager of <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong> Authority,giving a speech at the seminar “Business Opportunities in<strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong>, Malaysia” in Medan, Indonesia organised by PKA& SFFLA on 22 July 2010.Seminar “Business Opportunites in <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Klang</strong>, Malaysia”organised by PKA & SFFLA in Medan, Indonesia on 22July 2010 attended by 150 officials, freight forwarders,importers & exporters from Medan and also Malaysia.GATEWAYA PUBLICATION OF PORT KLANG AUTHORITY
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