Port Klang operator Westport Holdings Bhd's earnings rose 18.8% to RM105.73mil in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2013 from RM88.97mil in the corresponding period a year before.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has the opportunities to further develop its maritime economy, with the support of numerous shipyards, ports and terminals, in addition to a prime geographic location.
Nazery Khalid, honorary secretary of the Association of Marine Industries Malaysia and head of planning and development, Boustead Heavy Industries Corp
, said there were still opportunities for maritime players to tap the Asean market with the Asean Free-Trade Area (Afta) expanding into other regions such as the Middle East.
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