Mapping Malaysia's Resource Centres

158 MAPPING MALAYSIA’S RESOURCE CENTRES MASKARGO LOGISTICS SDN. BHD. (MASKARGO) Introduction MASkargo Logistics Sdn. Bhd. (MLSB) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd. Commencing its operations at KL International Airport in Subang, it was originally established as Pengangkutan Kargo Udara MAS Sdn Bhd in 1981. A pioneer, MLSB was the first national logistics services provider in Malaysia. Since then, it has grown and widened its horizons into other avenues such as the facilitation of cargo transshipment for major airlines, freight forwarding, 3PL (Third-party logistics) warehousing and terminal handling. It has also extended its services throughout major airports in Malaysia, thus achieving its mission of ‘Bringing Customers Closer To You’. Its vision moving forward is the aim of becoming a totally integrated logistics provider in Malaysia with a strong global reach. Area of Expertise Over the years, MLSB’s expertise can be streamlined into 4 key areas. These include being a multimodal transport operator (MTO), trucking service provider of numerous dimensions, airfreight and seafreight expert, and an on-site warehouser. As an MTO, MLSB was appointed by the Ministry of Finance in 2007 to facilitate all government agency shipments encompassing both imports and exports. In its capacity as a trucking service provider, its trucks are specially designed to cater for airline pallets, containers and volumetric cargo. Each truck is capable of handling a load of 18 tonnes per trip. With advanced tracking devices installed, it is able to keep track of each truck’s movement at any point in time. To further enhance its offerings, armed escort services are available upon request to escort vulnerable and sensitive shipment from origin to destination. Additionally, in collaboration with relevant authorities, MLSB has been given special approval to streamline the documentation process to ease the movement of cargo within Malaysia and between the country’s airports and seaports. These seamless processes for the movement of trucks have also been extended to several Malaysian seaports in order to provide customers with multiple options of transportation solutions. P O R T , L O G I S T I C S A N D C O U R I E R