2021 | Quarter 4

Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (Northport), a member of MMC Group has partnered with Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) to establish sister port relationship to forge a cooperation in business development, Halal Silk Route, training, secondment of staff and equipment maintenance.

The Strategic Collaboration Agreement was signed by Dato’ Azman Shah Mohd Yusof, Chief Executive Officer of Northport and Shahid Ali, Chief Executive Officer of MPL, sealing both parties’ commitment to cooperate in facilitating trade between both ports especially in promoting Halal trade to cater for the growing demand for Halal certified products.

On human capital development, the collaboration provides a platform for knowledge and skills sharing through Northport International Centre of Excellence (NICE), a centre that provides port training programmes to fulfill technical training needs of Northport’s employees, contractors and port users. This cooperation also includes secondment of staff between both ports. The other area of collaboration is the sharing of technical support on equipment maintenance with the transfer of knowledge and expertise through the existing pool of highly skilled engineers and technicians.

“The current pandemic has not only changed the way the world works and created new norms that we have to follow but it has created possibilities and opportunities for us to evolve and grow. I am pleased that today, we will gain a partner that we can work with and collaborate strategically, for the future growth of both ports and both our countries,” said Dato’ Azman.

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