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Home-grown feeder specialist
Shin Yang Lines has picked Penang Port from
which it plans to further extend its expanding
network of regional shipping services.
Anticipating the expansion of Penang Port with
the development of the Northern Corridor
Economic Development in the northern region of
Peninsula Malaysia, the Malaysian shipping line
will launch its new service in the next couple
of months.
Shin Yang’s Shipping Group General Manager, Capt
Ting Hien Liong said the line was confident of
the new service as Penang Port has been
attracting large volumes of box traffic from
Thailand and northern Sumatra.
“We are targeting the traffic as well as linking
up our service with port sin Sabah and Sarawak,”
said Capt Ting.
“Shin Yang will be feedering the East Malaysian
cargoes from Penang Port to Northport in Port
Klang, the emerging hub port for the short-sea
trade between Peninsular Malaysia and
Sabah/Sarawak and then we will transship boxes
directly via one of the eight weekly sailings to
East Malaysian ports. Our extensive connectivity
from Northport will able to offer one of the
best transit time for Penang shippers to reach
East Malaysian market,” said Capt Ting.
Besides the planned new service to Penang Port,
Shin Yang has started to deploy bigger capacity
container ship at Northport which is a clear
endorsement of the expanding trade and critical
role Northport plays in the short sea trade.
The lines has four weekly sailing to Kota
Kinabalu port, two weekly sailing to Tawau,
Kuching Port & Sandakan Port and one weekly
sailing to Bintulu Port, Miri Port, Pasir Gudang
Port and Sibu respectively from Northport. In
total it has a total of eight weekly sailing to
the various ports in Sabah and Sarawak to and
from Northport.
“Unlike other operators in the domestic trade we
at Shin Yang believe in fewer but direct port
calls for each string to ensure faster transit
time. All our service will only have minimal
number of port calls in a single string. On the
Eastbound leg, we offers direct sailing from
Northport to Kuching Port, Kota Kinabalu Port,
Sibu, Miri and Bintulu Port,” said Capt Ting.
“With Northport as our transshipment hub, we
have further widened the direct global
connectivity with shippers in Sabah and Sarawak.
Today East Malaysian shippers have wider
selection of shipping lines and global
connectivity via Northport. The line is
represented by Hock Leong Shipping Sdn Bhd, a
well established agent with more 26 years
experience in the trade ,” he said. |
