The north Chinese port of Tianjin and shipping logistics service provider SITC International Holdings (SITC) are jointly setting up a new service for Southeast Asia.

Brazil’s Vale has updated that operations at its Malaysian iron ore terminal will carry on, following an announcement last week that operations may be temporarily suspended due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Brazil’s mining giant Vale is considering a temporary closure of its Malaysian distribution center Teluk Rubiah Maritime Terminal (TRMT), which would result in 800,000 tonnes of lost iron ore shipments over the first quarter of 2020.

Cosco Shipping International (Singapore) Co has completed the acquisitions of majority stakes in Malaysian logistics companies in a move to strengthen its operations in Malaysia.

Malaysia’s Westports Holdings is expecting to register a record high container throughput of more than 10m teu for this year, it was reported.

Cosco Shipping International (Singapore) Co is expanding in Malaysia with a planned creation of a consolidated logistics platform to provide a one-stop integrated service.

Container carrier APL has unveiled a new Japan-Malaysia-Vietnam (JMV) service that will provide weekly connectivity between North Asia and Southeast Asia.