Malaysia needs to keep diversifying its export markets and depend less on traditional markets as a way to sustain the country’s growth momentum this year, says International Trade and Industry (MITI) Deputy Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir.
The Port of Marseille, with the strong support of the Malaysian government, is actively developing the Halal logistics sector. Intense lobbying is in place in order to convince logistic companies to move into this developing sector.
THE Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISCI) plans to commence a new research project into the halal logistics sector given growing demand for such services, and the need for consistency in maintaining certain food handling conditions.
Red meat export from the country, which is presently at around US$ 100 million, has the potential to surpass US$500 million mark during next five years by complying with the international codes . Currently the largest market shares are Australia, Brazil and India.
According to the Indonesian Food and Beverage Association (Gapmmi), a government regulation contributed to the decline of food and beverage imports from China and Hong Kong between January and August.
Kontena Nasional is moving towards leading the market. In 2012 and 2013, they are going to sustain their market approach to be the leader in the halal logistics market.
“We’ve increased our halal warehouse, (we) started at two and up to June, we already have 14 halal warehouses, the growth is significant,
The logistics of the Halal industry show a dynamic market in the Muslim world. Halal products’ rate of growth, undoubtedly, indicates areas creating opportunities for investment and food national security. Halal food products and their supporting service providers will have to work harder to ensure participants meet Halal requirements.
THE departing head of Meat and Livestock Australia has said he will co-operate with the Senate inquiry into the controversial live animal export trade and face questions about his company’s attempts to improve animal welfare conditions in Indonesia and other markets.
A WODONGA export abattoir says the Gillard government’s carbon tax could cost it up to $2 million a year, threatening jobs and its international competitiveness. As many as 30 frozen containers of Halal approved meat leave the abattoirs for the rest of the world each week.
JEDDAH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) will take over next month the monitoring of imported foodstuffs from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mohamad bin Ahmed Alkanhal, executive president of the authority, announced yesterday.
In reply to a question about halal food in the UAE, Sharif said the country’s strategy since 1986 is based on three main points to verify whether imported food is halal, which include the commitment of the source country, the food export documents and field inspection visits to food plants in other countries.
The most enjoyable part of driving along the highways of Malaysia for a Muslim traveller, are the Halal friendly facilities and services along the Highway. Here are five good reasons why they are probably the most Halal friendly highways in the world today.
MISC Berhad, the 3rd largest shipping company in the world, is pleased to announce that it is expanding its presence in the Middle East and has opened a new Regional Office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Port Klang Free Trade
Zone (PKFZ) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with
Marseille-Fos Port (MFPA) to boost the strategic alliance between them.Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said the MOU was aimed
at establishing a framework for the cooperation between PKFZ and MFPA,
one of the largest ports in Europe, to promote the halal industry in
Malaysia and France.
NORTHPORT (Malaysia) Bhd, is banking
on its halal tag to help exporters and shipping lines tap into the
US$500 billion (RM1.6 billion) global halal industry market.
This is an interesting article for anyone who has thought about the integrity and traceability issues in the Halal supply chain, such as the Halal Superhighway project. The technology is already in place for this, and taking the open source route is clearly an interesting way to go. Whether the players in the Halal sector can be as collaborative as the eco-activists remains to be seen. It would be a shame if they cannot…
MISC Berhad will upgrade its Halal Express Service linking the Far
East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East,
effective later this month. The Malaysia-based carrier will expand the weekly service with a second loop to provide direct connections to and from Japan.
Kuala Lumpur: MISC Bhd will soon
launch the Halal Express Service-Loop 2 that directly connects Far East
ports to India and the Middle East region. The service, to commence on Sept 24, 2009 from Japan, would meet
the growing demand for carriage of Halal produce and products, it said
in a statement on Saturday.
Islamic Finance news – IFN Today, Wednesday, 23rd May 2012
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