THE world’s biggest container ship flying the French flag, CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery, made a stop at Westports in Port Klang as part of its maiden voyage. Named after a French writer and a poet, the container vessel with a capacity of 20,600 TEUs (or…
THE fourth year of the Royal Selangor Yacht Club (RSYC)-Westports Community Sailing Programme has expanded to include another school in Klang district. This year’s programme, which will run from April to December, with an additional 10 students from SK Pulau Indah 2. They join 13 students from…
PELABUHAN KLANG: CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery, kapal kontena terbesar dunia, buat pertama kalinya berlabuh di Malaysia hari ini. Kapal kontena yang lebih panjang daripada empat padang bola dan lebih panjang daripada Menara Eiffel itu memilih pelabuhan Westports di Pelabuhan Klang sebagai destinasi persinggahannya di Asia…
Kuala Lumpur, 25 August 2017, Westports Holdings Berhad (“Westports”) would like to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd (“WMSB”), has received an Approval-in-Principle (“AiP”) from the Government of Malaysia (“GoM”), in a letter dated 23 August 2017, to expand its container terminal facilities from Container…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Executive Chairman of Westports Malaysia Tan Sri G Gnanalingam was recognised and awarded the Value Creator : Most outstanding CEO award by The Edge Billion Ringgit Club yesterday. Tan Sri G Gnanalingam defied all odds by establishing Westports as the most productive and successful…
KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): Operator in Malaysia’s biggest port? Check. The largest operator by capacity in that port? Check. For Westports Holdings Bhd, the next logical step is to expand its footprint into Southeast Asia and one way to do that is through acquisitions. The stock gained…
PETALING JAYA: Port operator Westports Holdings Bhd is allocating over RM800mil for its port expansion, including the construction of its Container Terminal 8 (CT8) Phase 2 wharf and container yard, this year, said its chief executive officer, Ruben Emir Gnanalingam. “All these additional facilities are expected to be completed…
KUALA LUMPUR: Westports Holdings Bhd expects a marginal volume growth this year due to the recalibration of the number of containers going through the Straits of Malacca as a result of new shipping alliances, says chief executive officer Ruben Emir Gnanalingam. “The container shipping industry is going through unparalleled…
PETALING JAYA: Despite intense competition among transhipment ports, analysts are still bullish on Westports Holdings Bhd earnings for this year as they expect the company to register a positive, albeit mild, throughput growth. Maybank IB Research said on Tuesday it expect better year-on-year (y-o-y) core net profit for the…