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        "id": 1774630,
        "msgid": "kjri-penang-bnct-and-malaysia-ports-collaboration-strengthens-connectivity-1780149912",
        "date": "2026-05-30 20:05:53",
        "title": "KJRI Penang: BNCT and Malaysia Ports Collaboration Strengthens Connectivity",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Belawan New Container Terminal (BNCT) and Malaysian ports Penang and Perlis have signed a collaboration to enhance regional supply chain connectivity, offering a more efficient trade route than via Singapore. The initiative aims to expedite cargo movement and lower logistics costs for Indonesian exports such as palm oil, coffee, and agricultural products to Malaysia and ASEAN markets.",
        "content": "<p>BNCT will serve as a key gateway in Sumatra to strengthen supply\nchain connectivity among ASEAN nations. The Indonesian Consulate General\nin Penang welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC)\nbetween Indonesian and Malaysian companies to enhance trade\nconnectivity. The MoC was signed by PT Belawan New Container Terminal\n(BNCT), Mutiara Perlis Sdn Bhd (MPSB), and Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) on\nSaturday (30 May). Consul General Wanton Saragih stated in Kuala Lumpur\non Saturday that the collaboration is a significant step in\nstrengthening connectivity for the movement of goods and regional trade,\nlinking Sumatra, northern Malaysia, and other Southeast Asian nations\nsuch as Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and East Asian countries like\nChina. The signing took place during the inauguration of the Tuanku Syed\nSirajuddin Free Trade Zone at Perlis Inland Port in Malaysia, attended\nby BNCT\u2019s President Director Mohamed Suffian bin Abdul Manaf, Penang\nPort CEO Dato\u2019 Sasedharan Vasudevan, and MPSB Group CEO Wan Ahmad Zaheed\nWan Mohamad. Also in attendance were Perlis State Ruler Tuanku Syed\nSirajuddin Jamalullail, Malaysia\u2019s Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook,\nIndonesian Consul General Wanton Saragih, and business representatives\nfrom Indonesia, Perlis, Penang, and surrounding areas. Under the\ncollaboration, BNCT will act as a key gateway in Sumatra to enhance the\ndistribution of goods to and from regional markets. Meanwhile, Penang\nPort (PPSB) in Malaysia will serve as a transshipment hub, and Perlis\nInland Port (PIP) will function as a land logistics connector to\nSoutheast Asian and East Asian countries. With this synergy, the three\nport authorities agreed to improve supply chain efficiency, accelerate\ncross-border cargo flow, and integrate digital systems to ensure\nend-to-end cargo movement. Wanton noted that the scheme will reduce\ntransit times and logistics costs while opening up land access to\nThailand, Cambodia, Laos, and China. Operationally, the Belawan Port to\nPenang route is approximately 255 km, followed by 133 km to Perlis\nInland Port, totaling 388 km. This route is deemed more efficient than\nthe conventional Belawan-Singapore route, which is nearly twice as long,\nthereby speeding up the distribution of Indonesian goods to Malaysia and\nsurrounding regions. Consul General Wanton stated the collaboration\nwould enhance logistics and trade connectivity between Indonesia and the\nIndonesian Consulate General in Penang\u2019s working area (Penang, Kedah,\nand Perlis), particularly accelerating economic growth in the\nIndonesia-Malaysia-Thailand (IMT) Growth Triangle. Additionally, the\ncollaboration develops an alternative corridor for ASEAN countries to\nconnect with East Asian nations like China through more efficient supply\nchains. \u2018BNCT will serve as a key gateway in Sumatra to strengthen\nsupply chain connectivity among ASEAN nations and with East Asian\nregions like China more efficiently. This connectivity will expedite the\nflow of Indonesia\u2019s key commodities from Sumatra, such as palm oil and\nderivatives, coffee, chocolate, tea, and other agricultural products, to\nthe working area (Penang, Kedah, and Perlis) and surrounding regions,\u2019\nsaid Wanton Saragih. BNCT President Director Mohamed Suffian bin Abdul\nManaf stated the MoC is a strategic step to strengthen BNCT\u2019s position\nin the international logistics network. \u2018This MoC opens a new logistics\ncorridor linking Sumatra with regional and global markets. BNCT is ready\nto support international trade flows and enhance national logistics\ncompetitiveness,\u2019 said Mohamed Suffian bin Abdul Manaf. The Indonesian\nConsulate General in Penang stated it would continue promoting\ninitiatives to develop connectivity between Indonesia and its working\narea, among ASEAN nations, and other regions for national interests.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kjri-penang-bnct-and-malaysia-ports-collaboration-strengthens-connectivity-1780149912",
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