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Shipping Industry and Asian Nations Object to EU Pollution Plan
Plans to extend the world’s biggest carbon market into shipping drew criticism from the industry and Asian nations, highlighting growing...

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Dec 10, 20202 min read
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Maybank Kim Eng Expects Malaysian Economy to Grow 5.1% In 2021
Maybank Kim Eng expects the Malaysian economy to grow by 5.1% in 2021 after a contraction of 5.4% in 2020, but warned that political...

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Dec 10, 20202 min read
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Oil Steadies Despite Massive Build in U.S. Crude Stocks
Oil prices settled little changed on Wednesday as investors weighed an unexpected jump in U.S. crude stockpiles against optimism that a...

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Dec 10, 20202 min read
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RCEP Deal Could Boost Global Container Volumes By 2pc
New intra-Asia economic deals could boost the total global container volumes by two per cent or 3.3 million TEU by 2030, reports IHS...

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Dec 10, 20201 min read
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New ICS Report Sheds Light on Diversity in Shipping
Women make up just 7.5 percent of the world’s seafarers, according to a first-of-its-kind report looking into diversity within the...

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Nov 6, 20202 min read
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BNM Maintains OPR at 1.75% At Final Monetary Policy Meeting For 2020
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75% today as the country’s economic activity is...

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Nov 4, 20202 min read
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Malaysia's E&E Sector Set to Benefit from China's 14th Five-Year Plan — Economists
Malaysia's electrical and electronics (E&E) sector stands to benefit from China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), where the world's...

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Oct 30, 20203 min read
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September Export Rebounds to Near Two-Year High but Bumpy Recovery Ahead
Malaysia’s exports grew 13.6% to RM88.9 billion in September from a year earlier, the largest year-on-year expansion in nearly two years,...

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Oct 29, 20203 min read
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Too High CO2 Liners to Face Serious Negative Consequences
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed the comprehensive CO2 reduction rules from the UN's International Maritime...

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Oct 29, 20202 min read
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Strong Demand and Tight Supply: Inactive Containership Fleet Continues to Shrink
The inactive containership fleet continues to shrink as strong transport demand creates vessel employment opportunities. The fact that...

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Oct 29, 20201 min read
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CPO Prices Exceed RM3,000 Per Tonne, Highest In 2020
Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) prices have shown a significant uptrend at above the RM3,000 per tonne level, the highest level in 2020,...

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Oct 29, 20201 min read
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Indonesia Funds Seek Exit as Malaysia Lures Buyers
When it comes to what kind of central-bank policy is best for luring foreign investors to Asia during the Covid-19 pandemic, orthodoxy is...

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Oct 16, 20202 min read
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Customer Advisory 15 (COVID-19): Business as Usual for MTT Shipping Offices in Sabah and Selangor
Dear Valued Customers, Following the announcement made by Senior Minister (Security Cluster) YB Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob,...

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Oct 16, 20201 min read
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Malaysia End-Sept Palm Oil Stocks Up 1.2%, Output Rise Lower-Than-Expected
Malaysia’s end-September palm oil stockpile expanded 1.24% from the previous month to a three-month high, as a surprisingly small...

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Oct 16, 20201 min read
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Japan Doubles Down on Massive Hydrogen Ship Plan
Japan will seek to create a commercial hydrogen fuel supply chain by around 2030 to support reducing carbon emissions, Industry Minister...

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Oct 16, 20202 min read
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Malaysia Remains A Preferred Investment Destination, Says MIDA
Malaysia continues to be a preferred investment destination by the international business community despite the challenging global...

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Oct 16, 20202 min read
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OPEC+ Says It Will Ensure Oil Prices Do Not Plunge Again
The OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at the end of November, OPEC’s...

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Oct 16, 20202 min read
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Surprising Turnaround: Ship Demand Peaks Despite COVID-19
2020 will be remembered as one of the strangest years for container shipping. Carriers and non-operating owners’ prospects were bleak as...

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Oct 16, 20202 min read
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Kota Kinabalu Port Established New Maximum Gross Weight of OOG Container
In adhering to the safety requirements enforced by Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia, the management of Sabah Ports...

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Oct 9, 20201 min read
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Palm Oil Prices to Rally in First Half Of 2021
Palm oil prices are likely to jump in the first half of 2021, three leading industry analysts said in a webinar on Thursday, as La Nina...

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Oct 9, 20202 min read
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