Global logistics provider Agility has opened a state-of-the-art logistics center in Melaka on the Malay Peninsula.

This bonded warehouse will support a variety of industry sectors, including the automotive sector and the growing alternative renewable energy industry in Melaka.

The new warehouse facility has a capacity of 47,500 square feet, which includes a maximum racking capacity of 5,000 pallet positions. The facility also includes an open yard of 73,000 square feet, which has a weight capacity of 8 tons per wheel load.

The Melaka center will receive and handle both bonded and non-bonded materials for handling and storage, value-added services and customs clearance. It will also fulfill other operational support roles including freight forwarding, inter-trucking, and distribution.

The storage facility received approval from the Melaka State Director of Customs to operate as a licensed, private-bonded warehouse. It began operations on December 1, 2012.

You May Also Like

PAL Middle East flights now in Terminal 1

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is transferring its flights covering the Middle East to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 from Terminal 2 effective July…

2GO banks on supply chain business to boost profit

2GO Group, Inc, a publicly listed company in the Philippines, is looking at getting more mileage from its supply chain business to improve its…

CEVA nets lower profit in Q2

The Netherlands-based freight forwarder CEVA Logistics reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of EUR70 million (US$85 million) in the second quarter,…

Aquino OKs contract for P26.5B Skyway 3 project

THE Aquino administration has approved the contract for the P26.5-billion Metro Manila Skyway (MMS) Stage 3 Project that will connect the Southern Luzon Expressway…