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2020 GDP Projection Kept At -5.5% To -3.5% Despite Covid-19 Resurgence, Says Tengku Zafrul
There is no further deceleration of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) projection despite the sudden rise in Covid-19 infections,...

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Oct 9, 20202 min read
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Malaysia’s Foreign Portfolio Inflows Almost Double in Q3, According to Research
Malaysia attracted an overall foreign portfolio inflows of RM4.6 billion in the third quarter (Q3), almost double the RM2.4 billion...

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Oct 9, 20202 min read
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Govt Revises Covid-19 Quarantine SOP for Shipping Crew
The standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the exchange of ship crewmen have been revised, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The...

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Oct 9, 20201 min read
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Ship Operating Costs Rise During Crew Change Crisis
Shipowners are facing rising labour costs as widespread Covid-related restrictions limit movement of seafarers and make crew swaps more...

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Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Customer Advisory 14 (COVID-19): MTT Tawau and MTT Sandakan Branch Offices Business as Usual
Dear Valued Customers, With reference to the press statement released by Senior Defence Minister YB Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Bin Yaakob,...

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Sep 30, 20201 min read
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Malaysia Aug 2020 Exports Slip 2.9% On-Year to RM79.2b
Malaysia's exports slipped 2.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM79.2 billion in August 2020 as external sales of petroleum products, liquefied...

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Sep 29, 20201 min read
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ISO 9001:2015 QMS and ISO 45001:2018 OHS Certified!
MTT Shipping Sdn. Bhd. has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 QMS and ISO 45001:2018 OHS certification, an internationally recognised standard...

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Sep 17, 20202 min read
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MITI Formulates Strategies to Speed Up Recovery of Trade, Economic Activities
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has introduced several measures and strategies, including tax exemption and...

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Sep 15, 20202 min read
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Malaysia’s IPI Returns to Positive Growth Of 1.2% In July 2020
Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) returned to positive growth of 1.2% in July 2020 for the first time since February. In a...

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Sep 11, 20201 min read
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BIMCO: A Look Into 2020 Fleet Growth
Containerships The container shipping fleet has grown by 1.6% since the start of the year, reaching a total capacity of 23.2 million TEU....

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Sep 11, 20202 min read
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BNM Maintains OPR at 1.75% As Global Economy Continues to Improve
Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 1.75%, with the...

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Sep 11, 20202 min read
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Malaysia, France To Strengthen Economic Relations Through Investments
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) welcomes a proposal by France’s MEDEF International to ink a memorandum of...

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Sep 10, 20202 min read
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Malaysia Records RM63.7b In Commodity Export Earnings from Jan-June 2020, Says Minister
Export earnings from commodity products in the first six months of this year amounted to RM63.7 billion or 14.2 per cent of the country’s...

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Sep 10, 20202 min read
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Federal Government Supports Sapangar Bay Port Expansion
Expansion works will begin on Sapangar Bay Container Port in Malaysia this year, resulting in the facility’s annual capacity more than...

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Sep 7, 20201 min read
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Global Ship Orders May Take Decade to Mend as Crisis Builds
There’s hardly anyone buying new ships, with orders plunging to a 20-year low due to a potent combination of uncertainty over...

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Sep 4, 20203 min read
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Box Ships Surpass Tankers with Fitted Scrubbers: BIMCO
Containerships with a total cargo carrying capacity of 5.3 million TEU are now fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) to...

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Sep 4, 20203 min read
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Global Trade Seen Rebounding Faster Now Than Post-Lehman
Global trade is on course to recover more quickly from the coronavirus pandemic than after the 2008 financial crisis, according to...

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Sep 4, 20201 min read
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MTT Shipping Supports Kinabalu Pink Ribbon as Breast Cancer Survivors Climb Mount Kinabalu
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Kinabalu Pink Ribbon (KPR), the association completed their fifth climb to the highest mountain in...

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Sep 4, 20201 min read
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MITI: July Exports Rise 3.1%, Trade Surplus Soars 57.5%
Malaysia's exports in July 2020 increased 3.1% to RM92.53 billion from that in July 2019, the highest export value ever recorded for the...

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Aug 29, 20203 min read
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MIDF Revises Malaysia's Export Growth Forecast Upward
MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd has revised Malaysia's export growth forecast upward to -3.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) from -8.3 percent...

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Aug 29, 20202 min read
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