MALAYSIA | Port Klang

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Scomi in deal to set up campus at PKFZ
By Goh Thean Eu Published: 2010/12/08
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...omi07/Article/



SCOMI Marine Bhd (7045), an oil and gas services provider and an associate of Scomi Group Bhd, intends to jointly set up a regional maritime campus at the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) with three other parties.

Scomi yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian Maritime University (IMU) Intan Asia Sdn Bhd and PKFZ to set up an IMU Asia Campus in PKFZ.

The MOU, signed in New Delhi, aims to set up a framework for the provision of maritime academic programmes like training, research, consultancy courses and services in Malaysia at the campus in PKFZ.

The signatories were Kanesan Veluppillai, president of Scomi International, IMU Vice-Chancellor Dr P. Vijayan, Intan Asia executive chairman Datuk Suhaimi Yaacob and PKFZ chairman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng.
A Scomi statement issued in New Delhi said as part of the MOU, all parties will form joint management and academic committees so that they can carry out the planning, direction and overall management of project and the academic curriculum respectively.

"The establishment of IMU Asia Campus will form a part of Scomi's corporate social responsibility initiatives in the country. Our intention is to train young Malaysians for a career in shipping industry," Scomi Group chief executive officer Shah Hakim Zain said in the statement.

"This is a privileged opportunity for Scomi to contribute to the Malaysian education system by providing an academy for our students to choose from with exciting new courses," he added.

IMU is a central university established by the Indian government with its headquarters located in Chennai, India.

It also has regional campuses in Mumbai, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam and Cochin in India.

PKFZ has been identified as the ideal location for the IMU Asia Campus as it offers excellent connectivity and infrastructure facilities.

The project will be able to utilise the existing build-up facilities in the four blocks of office complex in PKFZ immediately, he added.

Among courses expected to be introduced include diploma in nautical studies and degrees in nautical studies, nautical science, shipbuilding and repair, maritime science andmaritime engineering.

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Aker's Port Klang hub to work on China project
Published: 2010/12/08
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...ersol/Article/

NORWEGIAN firm Aker Solutions, part of Aker group of companies, recently won a US$20 million (RM62.8 million) contract to supply a subsea production systems for the development of a gas field offshore China.

Aker Solutions signed a subsea contract with the state-owned oil company China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) in Zhangjian last month to supply the systems for Yacheng 13-4 gas field.

In a statement, Aker Solutions said it was the first subsea production system contract it had signed with CNOOC, marking its entry into China's subsea market.

The project will be delivered out of Aker Solutions' high-tech subsea manufacturing centre in Port Klang.

The centre, operated under Aker Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd, is the only facility in the world where a complete subsea production system can be manufactured in one location, the company said.

The field development is located in the north of South China Sea, about 72km southwest of Sanya City, Hainan Province, with a water depth of about 90 metres.

The scope of work covers engineering, manufacturing and delivery of three subsea wellhead systems, three gas producing subsea trees, control systems, subsea distribution system and installation support services.

Deliveries are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2011, said Aker Solutions Subsea Asia Pacific president Dave Jutchinson, who thanked CNOOC for the opportunity to prove its subsea capabilities.

"With more than two decades of industrial experience in this field, we can assure CNOOC that their project will be in highly capable hands," he added.

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Port Klang Expects Double-digit Growth In Cargo
January 13, 2011 16:13 PM
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/state...=556387&cat=ct

PETALING JAYA, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- The Port Klang Authority (PKA) expects a double-digit growth in the cargo it will handle this year.

Its chairman, Datuk Lee Hwa Beng, said Port Klang handled 8.9 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) last year, a 21 per cent increase from 7.9 million TEUs handled in 2009.

"In the recent years, despite the recent economic crisis, Port Klang has posted relatively healthy growth figures.

"The strong support from our leading clients such as CMA CGM has been a strong driving force in the performance expansion in Port Klang for many years," he told reporters after celebrating CMA CGM's achievement in handling TEUs in Port Klang, Thursday.

He said CMA CGM has contributed approximately 20 per cent or 2.3 million TEUs of Port Klang's total throughput volume last year.

"Port Klang has seen CMA CGM growing to become the third largest container line in the world, ever since they made us their home in 1997," he said.

CMA CGM has established Westports as its mega transshipment hub including its subsidiaries Delmas (the African Specialist), Australian National Line and Taiwan-based ChengLi Navigation.

CMA CGM is a container shipping company that offers a complete range of activities including transport by sea, river and rail, handling facilities in port as well as logistics on land.

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USS Blue Ridge docks at Port Klang
Tuesday March 8, 2011
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PORT KLANG: The USS Blue Ridge, the command ship of the United States Seventh Fleet, has docked at Port Klang as part of its scheduled visit to Malaysia.

Fleet commander Vice-Admiral Scott R. van Buskirk said the three-day visit was to enhance military ties between the US and Malaysia.

“The USS Blue Ridge made its last port of call to Malaysia in 2009 and we are happy to be back again,” he said after hosting a dinner reception for Malaysian dignitaries and members of the media on board here last night.

Also present were US Ambassador to Malaysia Paul W. Jones and Royal Malaysian Navy chief Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar. — Bernama

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Indian Coast Guard vessel docks at Port Klang
Posted on March 19, 2011, Saturday
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FRIENDLY VISIT: The ship berthing at Glenn Cruise terminal.
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PORT KLANG: Indian Coast Guard ship, Sankalp, has docked at the Glenn Marine Cruise Terminal here since Monday for a friendly visit to exchange programmes with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Malaysian Marine Police.

Sankalp Captain, Deputy Inspector-General SD Bhanot said this was the first visit by the advanced offshore patrol vessel to Malaysia and embarked on sharing experience and information pertaining to safeguarding the waters of both countries.

“We had very good exchange of information with the MMEA and marine police here.

The Malaysia marine enforcement team is doing an excellent job in maintaining the high marine security level.

“It is good for us to share information because we are doing a similar task,” he told a press conference on board the vessel here yesterday.

Colonel YS Ahlawat Bhanot said it was relevant for both countries to share ways and methods in maintaining surveillance at a high level. – Bernama

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PKCC wins 'Most Efficient Port Services' award
Published: 2011/03/24
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PORT Klang Cruise Centre (PKCC) in Pulau Indah, Port Klang has won the 'Most Efficient Port Services' award by Dream World Cruise Destinations magazine at its 15th annual award presentation.

In a statement Thursday, PKCC said the award was based on the port's efficient combination of pilotage, port agency services, Custom clearance and good working relations with the operations departments of cruise liners.

Its chairman, Admiral (R) Tan Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor, said since the acquisition of PKCC by Glenn Marine Group (Asia) Sdn Bhd in 2010, it had also embarked on expansion plans for the cruise terminal.

"These expansion plans will allow us to work on additional cruise business, and related cruise spin-offs," he said.

The award winners are based on surveys that are collected from cruise line executives from around the world.

The award was announced during the Seatrade Cruise Shipping conference in Miami, Florida, recently. - BERNAMA

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Northport expects more traffic in 2011
Published: 2011/03/28
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Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, the port operating subsidiary of NCB Holdings Bhd, expects to handle 3.5 million twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) this year against 3.3 million TEUs recorded last year.

NCB Holdings Chairman Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid said the group was optimistic of achieving the target based on improved global trade and the country's manufacturing output.

The group will spend RM300 million for the expansion of Northport's terminal facility in response to increased demand, he told reporters after NCB Holdings annual general meeting here today.

The new facility, to be constructed in the second-half of the year and completed by 2013, would increase Northport's capacity towards the vicinity of 5.5 million TEUs.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Sarji said the NCB group has submitted a proposal to the government to renew Northport's licence which was due to expire in 2013.

"We submitted this proposal and would like the authority to see how we operate. We hope the early submission of this proposal and with the authorities coming over to see our facilities will help accelerate the decision making process and thereby give us a good lead time for expansion," he added.

He also said the RM300 million facility expansion was indicative of the group's earnest to pursue its business.

"We hope this thing (investment) will add to our merit in persuading the authority to consider us favourably for the renewal of our lease," he said. -- Bernama

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Port Klang sets for 10th place world ranking
Published: 2011/04/22
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Port Klang is undergoing rapid growth and is expected to become one of the most important and busiest container ports globally, achieving at least a 10th place ranking in the near future, says Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri.

He said last year, Port Klang saw a surge in the handling of containers, with a 21.4 per cent jump to 8.87 million TEU's from the 7.3 million in 2009.

"This performance left Port Klang in 13th spot amongst the biggest container ports in the world, beating Antwerp and Hamburg into 14th and 15th place respectively, as well as the Port of Los Angeles in 16th spot.

"This impressive rise is closely associated with the presence of the United Arab Shipping Corporation Consortium, comprising shipping companies of Arab countries, which have made Port Klang a key "transshipment hub" for the region," he said in a statement here today.

Abdul Rahim said last year, the consortium moved 339,000 TEUs, an increase from the 65,000 TEUs previously.

He said the activity was encouraged by the prospects of the country's economic growth which was moving at a healthy pace as well as the recovery in the global economy.

"Other than Port Klang, the Port of Tanjong Pelepas in Johor, has also shown an encouraging performance and is the 17th largest container port in the world, having moved 6.54 million TEUs last year," he added. - Bernama

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UASC’S largest container vessel calls at Westports
Posted on May 16, 2011, Monday
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KUALA LUMPUR: UMM SALAL – a 13,000 twentyfoot equivalent unit (TEU) container vessel owned by the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) – made her maiden call at Westports on May 12, marking a momentous landmark in the history of UASC.

The berthing of UMM SALAL at Westports is viewed as yet another great effort to promote government- to-government relations and business-to-business partnership.

“We see it as an opportunity for both the Middle East and Malaysia to achieve greater harmony and to further expand commercial prospects,” said Westports’ chief executive officer Ruben Emir Gnanalingam in a statement yesterday.

He also assured UASC that Westports would continue to provide its utmost support in their endeavour to be a leading global player.

The UMM SALAL, which sailed into Westports from Yantian, China, is the first in a series of nine A-13 Class container ships odered by UASC, and is currently being deloyed for North Europe trade.

On hand to receive the mega-sized container vessel on Thursday was Port Klang Authority chairman Datuk Dr Teh Kim Po, Westports executive chairman Tan Sri G Gnanalingam and UASC vice president for Asia region, Lars Christiansen.

Meanwhile, Ruben said Westports was now on an expansion path and has already commenced reclamation work from Container Terminal (CT) 6 to 9.

As for wharf expansion, he said the port operator had completed almost 70 per cent of works on the first 300-metre for CT6.

“It is scheduled to be ready in July.

“We have also ordered eight new cranes which would be delivered between July and Novermber,” he said.

Ruben pointed out that Westports would continue construction of another 900-metre berth with the first 300-metre expected to be ready by end-2012 and the balance by mid-2013.

He said the 900-metre berth would be complemented with 11 new cranes, which would bring the total number of cranes at Westports to 54. — Bernama

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Westports embarks on RM2b expansion plan
By Zurinna Raja Adam Published: 2011/06/03
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KUALA LUMPUR: Port operator Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd hopes to increase its container handling capacity to 10 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) by 2017 as it embarks on a RM2 billion expansion programme.

The group will be undertaking the construction of new container terminals and acquiring machineries and equipment to cater to a growing volume since the economic recovery last year.

To date, it has completed almost 70 per cent works on the first 300 metres for Container Terminal 6 (CT6) which is scheduled to be ready by the third quarter this year.

The reclamation of 11 million cu ft required for CT6 and CT9 as well as phase one of the expansion is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

"We will then immediately continue with the construction of another 900m of quay length. This new terminal will have additional 11 cranes and is capable of handling 18,000 TEU vessels," said chief executive officer Ruben Emir Gnanalingam in Kuala Lumpur.

"The expansion is timely to accommodate to vessel growth as shipping lines now are building 18,000-TEU vessels. It is important that the port provides the capacity before the ships are put into service, " he said.

Yesterday, Westports announced the appointment of AmInvestment Bank Bhd and Maybank Investment Bank Bhd as the joint principal advisers, lead arrangers and managers for the 20-year sukuk musharakah programme of up to RM2 billion in nominal value.

The group had recently completed its maiden issuance of RM450 million sukuk under the sukuk musharakah programme.

"This sukuk programme gives flexibility to Westports to raise funding for our current and future expansion. The group has been able to improve its rating position to "AA+" in 2008 and continue to remain in this position till today," said Ruben.

"We are glad our papers are high in demand by investors. It indicates that Westports has a strong ability to repay on a timely basis," he added.

This year, the company targets to handle 6.2 million TEUs, about 12.7 per cent more than the 5.5 million TEUs it handled last year, on the back of a recovery in global container throughput volume.

About 70 per cent of Westports container volume is in transshipment category and this division is expected to continue to grow as the economy sees more business activities coming from the region especially China.

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Port Klang growth plan on course
By Presenna Nambiar Published: 2011/06/27
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Port Klang: The Port Klang Development Master Plan completed in April outlines a new site for port expansion as well as detailed proposals on the redevelopment of its third port, Southpoint.

The redevelopment of Southpoint, however, is by far a done deal as PKA Planning & Development Department Manager V.S.Vijay explains, the Master Plan identifies redevelopment options for Southpoint.

"As consultants they (Orion and GHK) have given their view and the points to consider for option A and B. What we are doing now is studying both the options. We are also seeing which one will benefit the government as well as the private sector, not jeopardising the interest of any party. It should be a win-win situation," PKA Planning & Development Department Manager V.S.Vijay told Business Times on the redevelopment of Southpoint recently.

Southpoint is currently leased out to Northport.

It is mainly used for conventional domestic and coastal trade serviced by vessels plying along the routes between Port Klang and the ports in Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei.

Northport's lease on its main terminal and Southpoint is up for renewal in 2013.

PKA is currently evaluating Northport's privatisation proposal.

While Port Klang is not facing a capacity crisis now, it could hit its limit in five to 10 years with continued double-digit growth in throughput.

Port Klang handled a combined throughput of 8.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units in 2010, 12 per cent higher than 2009.

The first master plan for the port was from 1990-2010, however by the year 2000 it was already outdated.

It was then left to terminal operators, Northport and Westports to decide on their capacity requirements.

Some 11 years later PKA chartered another roadmap to take the country's busiest port through the next 20 years.

The master plan not only took into account the internal competition between the two terminals, Westports and Northport, the federal ports but also regional competition from ports in Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

PKA's general manager Kee Lian Yong declined to identify the site it has earmarked for port expansion.

Initiated by Kee in September 2010, the master plan is the product of consultants Orion Maritime Sdn Bhd and GHK Hong Kong Ltd.

The board of PKA is set to meet on June 29 to endorse the 20-year roadmap.

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'RM1b deal signed later to develop entire zone'
2011/07/01
http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/13bon8/Article/

SHAH ALAM: Port Klang Authority (PKA) entered into a supplementary agreement with Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB) to develop the entire Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project for an estimated RM1 billion.

Witness Fazilah Surkisah Mohammad told the Sessions Court that instead of developing the project in two phases, with the first phase costing RM400 million, PKA signed the supplementary agreement a year later dated March 27, 2004 with KDSB to develop the entire PKFZ for RM1 billion.

Initially, the first agreement dated Feb 27, 2003 stated that KDSB was to develop the first phase of PKFZ for RM400 million in three years from the date of commencement.


"But on March 27, 2004, PKA signed a supplementary agreement with KDSB upon the advice of a consultant to develop the project in one phase," said Fazilah when questioned by deputy public prosecutor Dzulkifli Ahmad yesterday.

"PKA agreed to appoint KDSB as a developer on a turnkey basis to undertake the designing, building, completing and financing of the project."

She said the project excluded professional fees and chargeable interest and was subject to the final costing prepared by KDSB and agreed to by PKA.


"If these were added, the total repayment would be RM1.3 billion."

Fazilah was testifying at the trial of three senior executives -- former KDSB chief operating officer Stephen Abok, former KDSB project manager Law Jenn Dong and architect Bernard Tan Seng Swee of BT Architect -- who were charged with cheating.

Stephen and Tan claimed trial to two counts of cheating PKA by making false claims amounting to RM5.42 million on July 31 and Sept 21, 2007.


Tan and Law also face 24 counts of cheating PKA to obtain payment of RM116.85 million to KDSB involving two projects between June 30, 2006 and May 30, 2008. They claimed trial. Stephen, Law, and Tan also claimed trial to 24 alternative charges of cheating OSK Trustees involving payment of RM116.85 million to KDSB for two projects at PKFZ between June 30, 2006 and June 20, 2008.

Stephen and Tan also pleaded not guilty to two other alternative charges of cheating OSK Trustees by dishonestly inducing OSK Trustees into believing that the 33kv system to Precinct 2 and Precinct 8 for the PKFZ project had been implemented between July 31, 2007 and Oct 8, 2007.

This action had prompted OSK Trustees to make payment of RM5.42 million to KDSB.

Fazilah said PKA also signed two other supplementary agreements for additional works for the project.

"The first was signed on Nov 30, 2005 between PKA and KDSB amounting to RM510 million.

"The second agreement dated April 26, 2006 was for additional work costing RM335 million."

Fazilah said KDSB was obliged to send a notice of payment for repayment to PKA by producing a progress report of work done and other supporting documents to prove that the amount was due and payable.

Cross-examined by counsel Tan Hock Chuan, who is appearing for Law, Fazilah agreed that when PKA purchased the land from KDSB, it was stated in the Sales and Purchase Agreement that KDSB would be the turnkey contractor.

Hearing before judge Asmadi Hussin continues today.

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Port Klang, PTP move up global top 20 ladder
By Rupa DamodaranPublished: 2011/07/11
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PORT KLANG: Malaysian ports have moved up the ranking for global container handling volumes last year, according to axs-alphaliner.com, a worldwide liner shipping reference.

Port Klang moved up from 14th to 13th spot with 8.87 million Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) while Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) moved up a rung to 16th place with 6.54 million TEUs.

In the case of Port Klang, Westports contributed 5.57 million TEUs.

Global container handling volumes recovered strongly to reach an estimated 560 million TEUs in 2010, a record increase of 14.5 per cent compared to the year before.

"Volumes have largely recovered from the loss suffered in the year 2009 when overall port throughput fell by 8.9 per cent, the first-ever annual drop recorded in the industry's history,"it said.

The highest growth was posted by Chinese ports which grew by 17.9 per cent last year, followed by South American ports which grew by 17.6 per cent.

Total container volumes handled in China (including Hong Kong) rose to 169 million TEUs, or 30.1 per cent, of last year's global total, up from 29.3 per cent the year before.

China now account for nine of the world's Top 20 ports, with most of the main Chinese ports recording faster growth than ports in other regions.

Forty eight of the Top 50 ports registered volume gains in 2010, with only two suffering minor losses. An average growth of 15 per cent was recorded by these main ports.

For 2011, growth is expected to moderate to 8.4 per cent as volumes return to more sustainable levels with Chinese ports again expected to lead the gains this year.

Volumes handled by the main global stevedores grew in line with the overall market and China-based stevedores achieved the highest gains.

Hutchison Port Holdings regained its global lead among the port operators, with total volumes rising by 14.9 per cent to 75 million TEUs last year.

Second-placed APM Terminals fell behind as it posted a below-average growth of only 2 per cent to an estimated 70 million TEUs.

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Ship in ‘Transformers’ movie docks at Port Klang
By TEH ENG HOCK Monday September 5, 2011
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PORT KLANG: American aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, seen in the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, is in town.

The vessel made a scheduled port call yesterday, with 5,000 sailors and dozens of fighter jets on board.

Although the USS John C. Stennis, also called the CVN-74, had served in various operations in Afghanistan and other hotspots, and responded to disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami in Indonesia, the ship is better known for its cameo appearance in several movies.

Besides Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in which the carrier was seen in the film's final battle in Egypt, the 15-year-old ship had also appeared in the movies Executive Decision and The Sum of All Fears, as well as in an episode of television series NCIS.



Rolling out: The USS John C. Stennis with 5,000 sailors and
dozens of fighter jets on board in Port Klang yesterday.

“It was in October 2008 when they filmed Transformers on board. (The director) Michael Bay, (actor) Shia Lebouef and everyone was here.

“We were off the coast of San Diego, and they spent about a week filming,” said the ship's public affairs officer Cindy Fields.

It was a hectic time, recalled Fields, as the sailors and air wing personnel were preparing for deployment.

“So we had them filming on one end, while tankers were taking off to refuel our jets which were in mid-air,” she said.



The fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (centre) offloading cargo onto the
Nimitz-class carrier and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Dewey during
a replenishment at sea.

Lt Jesus Uranga, who was not around during the filming, said one of the crewmen even boasted that he was Optimus Prime.

“He told me he was holding on to a high pole on the flight deck. The movie producers later superimposed Optimus Prime over the pole using CGI (computer generated imagery),” he said.

Rear Admiral Craig Faller, who is commander of Strike Group Three, which includes the USS John C. Stennis and a few destroyers, said he was very happy to visit Malaysia and would exchange views with his Malaysian counterparts.

“We are proud of our equipment, but we are most proud of our crew,” he said.

He added that the average age of the crew was 26, with those on the flight deck averaging only 21 years of age.

Capt Ronald Reis, commanding officer of the USS John C. Stennis, said the United States would like to have regular visits to Malaysia.