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	October 30, 2009
	• Ports sign agreement
	• US command ship pays a call on Port Klang

	October 25, 2009
	• Marine ports to implement key performance index
	• MMEA plans to set up air base in Sarawak

	October 12, 2009
	• Penang ferry service to be separate entity
	• PTP plans to raise RM1.5b via sukuk issue

	October 05, 2009
	• PKA plans new formula on feeder incentives
	• PKA sticks to 10pc throughput decline target

	September 28, 2009
	• Westports awaits clearer signal
	• MTUC: Workers need rep on PKA board

	September 21, 2009
	• Ministry studying application for offshore port in Kuala Kemasin
	• Westports box volume to grow by 5pc in next 10 years

	September 14, 2009
	• Pirates attempt to board two tankers
	• IMPSA eyes RM1bil hydro-power plant jobs

	September 7, 2009
	• Baltic index edges lower, Chinese congestion eases
	• MISC sells four chemical tankers for US$14 mln

	August 24, 2009
	• CMA CGM's first On Dock Depot in Asia opens at Westports
	• 18 crew members rescued from sinking China-bound ship

	August 17, 2009
	• Asian Finance Bank to expand loans to maritime industry
	• Vessels ablaze after collision off PD

	August 10, 2009
	• S'pore port traffic in July up 6pc month-on-month
	• Project to deepen Port Klang’s south channel

	August 03, 2009
	• Masa holds dialogue with shippers in Sabah
	• Penang Port listing set to see the light of day

	July 27, 2009
	• Schenker expands to PNG
	• Global Carriers expects two new vessels soon

	July 20, 2009
	• No oil spill from ship fire
	• MIMB: Shipping, aviation recovery may take 2 years

	July 13, 2009
	• Pulau Bidong to be turned into maritime research centre
	• Added safety boost for strait

	July 06, 2009
	• Freight forwarding pioneer Abel Tan dies
	• Maersk sees stagnation at best for liner sector

	June 29, 2009
	• Major shipping firm keen on investing, says Ong
	• Aerial watch keeps piracy at bay in Straits of Malacca

	June 22, 2009
	• Defer move to ease cabotage policy, shipowners urge govt
	• PKA to allow only approved cargo at private jetties

	June 15, 2009
	• Conference on Strait of Malacca next week
	• Federation hopes cabotage policy will be eased further

	June 08, 2009
	• Multilateral action needed to fight piracy: Asian shipowners
	• Lima `09 to have tourism flavour, says minister

	June 02, 2009
	• Container vessel chartering mart likely to recover by year-end
	• Container ship joins the navy to fight pirates

	May 25, 2009
	• Rare red sandalwood seized at Westport
	• Port Klang acts to keep out flu virus

	May 18, 2009
	• Public release of PKFZ report up to Cabinet
	• Tanker catches fire, two Indonesian crew missing

	May 11, 2009
	• BDI seen to average 2,000 points this year
	• Northport wins Asia’s best container terminal award

	May 04, 2009
	• Hauliers: No pressing need to consolidate
	• Cargo volumes seen picking up in H2

	April 27, 2009
	• MMC hurt by low cargo volume
	• Whole supply chain will benefit, say hauliers

	April 20, 2009
	• MIMA conference on Straits of Malacca
	• Slumping freight rates and demand hurt companies’ earnings

	April 13, 2009
	• IMO out to rope in more seafarers via campaign

	April 6, 2009
	• Japan grants RM29.9mil to M’sia for maritime security
	• MISC eyes small shipping firms

	March 30, 2009
	• Talks on iron ore benchmark prices push down Baltic Dry Index
	• Hi-tech gadgets for straits’ security

	March 23, 2009
	• Offshore marine sector outlook firm
	• Falling global trade weighs on cargo players

	March 16, 2009
	• Port Klang players feeling the pinch

	March 9, 2009
	• Local shipping trade not under any cartel
	• Shipping rates not the only factor in high prices of goods in Sabah, Sarawak

	March 2, 2009
	• Credit crunch hurting shipping industry
	• OCBC has confidence in the local maritime industry

	February 23, 2009
	• Maritime agency to beef up ops
	• Westports recipient of 100,000th Allison device

	February 16, 2009
	• NGV Tech expanding ops
	• New PKA initiatives

	February 9, 2009
	• Kalmar poised to gain from slowdown
	• Penang Port sees flat volume

	February 2, 2009
	• Rampant piracy attacks push up premiums
	• Business prospects even in hard times

	January 26, 2009
	• BDI shows early signs of recovery
	• Penang air freight forwarding dives

	January 19, 2009
	• PSA expects difficult year ahead
	• Striking the right balance

	January 12, 2009
	• Hauliers gearing up for greater efficiency
	• Survival of the fittest

	January 05, 2009
	• French vessel saves two cargo ships from pirates
	• Slower production causes bigger stockpile in warehouses



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