Matrade To Promote Logistics Sector In Myanmar & France
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has led a specialised marketing mission to Yangon, Myanmar, to promote Malaysia's logistics sector for the first time.
Similar missions will be made to the port of Koper in Slovenia and to the port of Marseille, France.
The inaugural mission to Yangon was on last Sunday and Monday, Koper and Marseille from Sept 19 to 25 will promote Malaysian logistics sector to Asean, European Union and North African regions.
The missions are being carried out with the support of the Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders, said MATRADE in a statement Wednesday.
Matrade's promotion of the logistics sector was a significant step forward in facilitating Malaysia's external trade as the sector contributed an estimated 13 per cent to the country's Gross Domestic Product.
The missions are also in line with the Government's emphasis on encouraging local logistics companies to venture abroad to participate in the overall global supply chain.
"It is timely the sector is now promoted in an integrated manner to capture global awareness on MalaysiaÆs capabilities in this sector," said MATRADE chief executive officer Datuk Noharuddin Nordin.
"We believe these inaugural missions will lead to the divergence of expertise and services that can be offered by Malaysian logistics providers to the overseas companies, key transportation and logistics markets throughout the world," he said.
Response and participation to Myanmar's mission by the Malaysian logistics sector have been very encouraging, with 27 companies and 40 representatives registering for the mission.
The two-day mission comprised a seminar entitled "Malaysia-Myanmar Business Opportunities", pre-arranged business meetings between Malaysian and Myanmar companies and technical site visits to two major port terminals.
Malaysian logistics service providers have evolved along the supply chain from being single service providers to integrated logistics service providers, offering a total range of logistics services, including handling the demand from International Procurement Centres and Regional Distribution Centres as well as providing cargo consolidation services and logistics management services.
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