Northport Continues to Help Communities and Healthcare Workers During MCO 3.0 and EMCO
- August 12, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NORTHPORT CONTINUES TO HELP COMMUNITIES AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS DURING MCO 3.0 AND EMCO
PORT KLANG, 12 August 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges to society. The high number of daily cases especially in the Klang Valley has triggered the Government to tighten the movement restrictions through the implementation of the Movement Control Order (CMO) 3.0 and subsequently the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) since May 2021.
Although the Federal and State Governments have already announced various measures to alleviate the burden of the rakyat, the difficult situation today has attracted the attention of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), corporate companies and individuals to come forward and extend aid to the underprivileged communities as well as the frontline healthcare workers.
As a concerned corporate organisation, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (“Northport”), a member of MMC Group continues to play its role to help those affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic.
Throughout the month of July 2021, Northport has organised CSR programmes through the distribution of essential food supplies to underprivileged communities around the Klang area. A total of 2,000 sets of food packs were distributed to the communities in need. To ensure an efficient and effective distribution of the aid, Northport has collaborated with more than 20 mosques and NGOs around Klang to identify the rightful recipients. Each set of the food pack contained rice, rice vermicelli, cooking oil, sugar, flour and condensed milk.
The high number of daily cases of COVID-19 infections has also put the healthcare institutions in the country under extreme pressure to fight against the virus. The emergence of the Variants of Concern (“VOC”) further exacerbated the situation in the hospitals and health clinics around the country.
To ease the burden of the healthcare institutions, Northport has contributed medical equipment and supplies to the Port Klang Health Clinic for its COVID-19 screening centre facility. The equipment includes blood pressure monitors, infrared forehead thermometers, heavy duty stand fans, tables and other equipment. Earlier in July, Northport had also contributed a nasal high-flow therapy machine to be used to treat COVID-19 patients at Hospital Selayang.
“As a responsible corporate organisation, we are committed to continue to help our communities and frontliners to get through this difficult and challenging period. I believe that we will come out of this health crisis much stronger, together,” said Dato’ Azman Shah Mohd Yusof, Chief Executive Officer of Northport.
Photo caption : Northport’s General Manager of Terminal Operations, who is also Officer-in-Command of the 1 Squadron 40th Port Specialists Regiment of the Rejimen Askar Jurutera DiRaja, Major Fakhrul Azhar Tajudin (second from left) handing over Northport’s contribution to Dr. Shanti Mullai A/P Mohanadasa (second from right) of the COVID-19 screening centre facility at Port Klang Health Clinic.
Photo caption : A Northport employee making final preparations to distribute 2,000 set of essential food supplies to underprivileged communities around the Klang area.
ABOUT NORTHPORT (MALAYSIA) BHD
Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (Northport) is one of the largest multi-purpose gateway ports of its kind in the national ports system. Northport is grouped under MMC Port Holdings Sdn Bhd (MMC Ports), Malaysia’s largest integrated logistics service provider. MMC Ports is a wholly- owned subsidiary of MMC Corporation Berhad, a leading utilities and infrastructure group with diversified businesses under four divisions, namely Ports and Logistics, Energy and Utilities, Engineering, and Industrial Development.
Northport offers dedicated facilities and services to handle a wide variety of cargoes ranging from containers to cars, break bulk cargoes as well as liquid and dry bulk cargoes of all types and shipment sizes.
With a historical tradition dating back more than 100 years, Northport plays an important role in the development of the Malaysian economy and the country’s burgeoning international trade.
Northport is the winner of Malaysia’s Best Seaport – Outstanding Performance Award presented by the Ministry of Transport Malaysia for two consecutive years, in conjunction with the Malaysia World Maritime Week 2016 and 2017.
Northport holds the distinction of being the first port in Malaysia to be awarded the ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 37001:2016 standards and the winner of the prestigious National Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) Award 2019 in the Business Services category.
Enquiries : Please log on to www.northport.com.my or call Azmi Anis, Head of Corporate Communications, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, 012-3207755 / +603-3169 8776.
ABOUT MMC CORPORATION BERHAD
MMC Corporation Berhad (“MMC”) is a leading utilities and infrastructure group with diversified businesses under four divisions, namely Ports and Logistics, Energy and Utilities, Engineering, and Industrial Development.
Its key businesses under the Ports and Logistics division includes the port operations of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd, Johor Port Berhad, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, Penang Port Sdn Bhd, Tanjung Bruas Port Sdn Bhd and Kontena Nasional Berhad, a logistics provider. Internationally, MMC has presence in Saudi Arabia via Red Sea Gateway Terminal Company Limited, a container port terminal within the Jeddah Islamic Port.
Under the Energy and Utilities division, Malakoff Corporation Berhad is the largest Independent Power Producer in Malaysia and its subsidiary, Alam Flora Sdn Bhd, is one of the leading environmental management companies in the country. Under Gas Malaysia Berhad, MMC is the supplier of reticulated natural gas in Peninsular Malaysia operating and maintaining 2,468 kilometres of gas pipeline. Through Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad, MMC provides full-fledge water services using high technology treatment in Malaysia.
MMC’s Engineering Division has played a leading role as the Project Delivery Partner and underground works package contractor in completing 51 kilometres Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (“KVMRT”) Kajang Line (previously known as Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line) including 9.5 kilometres underground works. Currently, MMC is the main turnkey contractor for 52.2 kilometres KVMRT Putrajaya Line (previously known as Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line). MMC has also successfully completed the 329-kilometre Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrified Double Tracking Project as well as the innovative Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (“SMART”) motorway, the first of its kind, dual-purpose tunnel in the world. MMC is currently in the final stage of completing the Langat Centralised Sewerage Treatment Plant (which will serve 920,000 Population Equivalent) and Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant (which will supply 1,130 Million Litres of treated water Per Day).
MMC’s Industrial Development Division develops and manages approximately 5,000 acres of industrial developments namely Senai Airport City (“SAC”) and Tanjung Bin Industrial Park (“TBIP”) in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor and Northern Technocity (“NTC”) in Kulim Kedah. The SAC, TBIP and NTC developments come under the ambit of MMC’s Industrial Development division, operating under three companies namely Senai Airport City Sdn Bhd, Seaport Worldwide Sdn Bhd and Northern Technocity Sdn Bhd.
In other business, through Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, MMC is the operator of Senai International Airport in Johor Bahru – the southern aviation hub and an important gateway to Iskandar Malaysia.
Enquiries Please log on to www.mmc.com.my or call Azlina Ashar, Head of Group Corporate Communications, MMC Corporation Berhad, Tel: +603 2071 1124.
