Ports, On the Frontline, Report: 'It's Life, Jim, But Not As We Know It'

Ruben Emir Gnanalingam, Managing Director, Westports Holdings Bhd

15-Jun-20 08:05

Ports, On the Frontline, Report: 'It's Life, Jim, But Not As We Know It'

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Lockdown may have ended but the pandemic has devastated the economy and set it back by 2-3 years and growth may only recover though not to stellar 2019 levels beginning 2021. The big uncertainty remains the possibility of a second wave.

Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam Bin Abdullah, Managing Director of the Klang-based port operator, Westports Holdings Bhd, discusses these issues, plus other items like its expansion plan, concession agreement, dividend policy and bright spots, like its mainly intra-Asia and Asia-Europe trade.

Produced by: Maryam Maznorzuhairi

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang

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Categories: Business Analysis, Auto, Social Issues

Tags: The Breakfast Grille, Westports, ship, pandemic, Covid-19, trade, port,

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