Group photo of the participants of the industrial visit.

A token of appreciation given to the Northport representative.

The view of Northport.

The aim of this industrial visit to Northport, conducted on 27th February 2019, was to shed new light for all logistics and supply chain students pertaining to their career path in logistics. This was a programme by the Logistics Student Association (LSA) of UCSI University.

During the event, the Northport representative shared information about the company which is situated in Port Klang.

Northport is a member of the MMC Group, Malaysia’s leading utilities and infrastructure group with diversified businesses under three divisions: ports and logistics, energy and utilities and also engineering.

Also, Northport is one of the largest multi-purpose port of its kind offering facilities and services to handle a wide variety of cargo ranging from containers to cars, break bulk cargoes as well as capacity to handle liquid and dry bulk cargoes of all types and shipment sizes.

Its facilities are at two locations - in Northport, Southpoint for conventional cargo handling and in Northport where the state-of-the-art container handling facilities are located. Northport logistics further adds value to the business entity. Through the talk, students got to understand the functions of Northport better.  

They were also taken on a tour to view the entire process of the port. Northport offers viable solutions to shippers with its superior state-of-the-art facilities, including real-time smart information application system designed to guarantee operational and cost efficiency to sustain speedy delivery and vessel turnaround time.

The visit aimed to expose logistics and supply chain management students to the various operations of the port. This event also created a platform for students to develop their knowledge and prepare them for their future career paths accordingly to their interests.

The session ended with Q & A session and a group photo.