Northport, Malaysia

Infobox_Company
company_name = Northport (Malaysia) Bhd
company_
company_type = Government-linked company
foundation = 2000
location = Port Klang, Selangor,
flagicon|Malaysia Malaysia
key_people = Dato' Basheer Hassan Abdul Kader, MD/CEO
homepage = [http://www.northport.com.my www.northport.com.my]

Northport, situated at Port Klang Malaysia, is owned and operated by Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, a fully Malaysian-owned and one of the largest private port operating companies in the region. The parent company of Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (NMB) is NCB Holdings Berhad (NCB), a transport conglomerate listed on the local bourse, also owns the largest container road haulage company in Malaysia.

Northport comprises dedicated and modern multipurpose port facilities and services located at two locations- in Northport, Southpoint or conventional cargo handling, and in Northport where the state-of-the-art container handling facilities are located. Northport Logistics further adds value to the business entity.

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Container Services

Consists of three dedicated container terminals, namely CT1, CT2 and CT3 which are fully equipped with state-of-the-art handling equipment and facilities to meet the growing demand for container services. The three terminals offer a combined quay length close to 3km and a depth alongside of 11.5 to 15 meters which are fully capable of accommodating vessels up to 120,000 displacement tonnes. The landside and container handling operations are supported by an array of quay cranes, rubber tyred gantry cranes, straddle carriers, prime movers, trailers, forklifts and high stackers.

The wide and extensive connectivity provided by leading global shipping lines has helped Northport to leverage and emerge as a major regional transshipment hub port. Northport now offers more links to worldwide ports than any other ports in Malaysia and has emerged as one of the most important gateway ports in the world.

There are three dedicated container terminals fully equipped with state of the art handling equipment and facilities at Northport. The three terminals offer a combined quay length close to 3km and a depth alongside from 10 to 15 metres and are fully capable of berthing the vessels up to a 120,000 displacement tonnes.

Container Terminal 1&2 (CT1 & CT2)

Container Terminal 1 draws a quay length of 1,079 metres and stretches linearly to Container Terminal 2 (CT2) which offers another 1,300 metres of quay line. The two terminals are equipped with 27 shoreside gantry cranes, including 8 super post panamax cranes.The state-of-the-art shoreside cranes offer high productivity on par with standards recorded at leading global ports.

Container Terminal 3 (CT3)

Completed in March 2005, is the show-piece of Northport as it is the latest addition to meet the growing demand for container handling facilities at the port. The new terminal which offers a quayline of 534 metres and a draft alongside of 15 metres is designed to meet the growing demand for mega size ships that require longer quay line and deeper draft.CT3 is supported by a fleet of 5 shoreside super post panamax cranes.

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Logistics Services

In recognition of the international end-to-end supply chain development, Northport has envisaged an important role as part of this development. Northport has invested heavily in downstream on-dock supporting facilities, products and services. Among these are the dedicated logistics business unit called Northport Distripark which develops and offers value proposition in not only being a Regional Distribution Centre but also both as an International Procurement Centre and a Multi Country Consolidation Centre.

Northport Vehicle Terminal Centre (NVTC) : Meeting Trade DemandsNorthport with a vision to be a leading multipurpose port in the region also offers RORO services apart from Container and Conventional services. A state-of-the-art Vehicle Terminal Centre has also been developed in order to enhance the RORO Terminal value chain.

Northport has allocated more than 10 acres for this purpose. The import/export Vehicle Transit Centre is strategically located on-dock to meet the domestic, regional and international automotive trades. Northport aspiration is to continue expansion and to be the Asia-Pacific auto trading hub.

Global Halal Hub : The Halal Factor Being a Halal Hub is one of the identified growth areas by the Malaysian Government, central to the Industrial Master Plan 3. As the only Malaysian port having the most extensive global shipping connectivity, Northport, at Port Klang offers the critical link in the transport and logistics chain for Halal products to the manufacturers and producers in their global market outreach. Well factored in high-growth, Northport can reac out to 1 billion global Muslim-consumers, manufacturers and producers.

Northport is fast becoming a Halal Hub in the region offering value-added services to all its traditional customers worldwide. Malaysia's national carrier, MISC Bhd has pioneered the 1st Halal Service in the world and Northport is one of the important ports of call. [http://www.northport.com.my/default_main.asp Northport (Malaysia) Bhd] Services]

Marine Services

Pilotage is compulsory under the Port Klang Authority operating rules. Northport's Marine Services Division is the premier provider of pilotage and tug services within Port Klang. Northport provides both services to its own customers as well as to customers of other operators when required. [http://www.northport.com.my/default_main.asp Northport (Malaysia) Bhd] Services]

Technology

Northport Client Access System

The Client Access System (CAS) is an extension of the Container Tracking System (CONTRAK). The CAS allows Northport's valued customers real-time racking of the status of their shipments in the terminal from the comfort of their offices. [http://www.northport.com.my/default_main.asp Northport (Malaysia) Bhd] Technology]

Northport Tele-Client

A 24 hours, 7 days a week and 365 days interactive voice and fax response services are at clients disposal to track location and status of containers in the terminals real-time by dialing (603) 3169 0999. [http://www.northport.com.my/default_main.asp Northport (Malaysia) Bhd] Technology]

Northport Online

Real-time web enabled container tracking system at clients disposal just by clicking at Northport Official Website. [http://www.northport.com.my/default_main.asp Northport (Malaysia) Bhd] Technology]

Northport SMS Service

At clients fingertips with the right navigation, they can get real-time information of container status and location in Northport terminals. [http://www.northport.com.my/default_main.asp Northport (Malaysia) Bhd] Technology]

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.northport.com.my/ Northport (Malaysia) Bhd Official Website]

Video links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWZWBZwK3p0 Corporate Video Northport, Malaysia]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIRIM8WhgQY&feature=user 21 Years Celebration of Privatisation Video of Northport, Malaysia]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0anHNfRMSuw&feature=user TV3 news (Northport & MPK CSR Project 2007]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mufmB-DThC8 Northport (Malaysia) Bhd TV Commercial 2002]
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=NorthportMalaysia Northport Videos]