Upbeat outlook on halal logistics

Container haulier and logistics service provider Kontena Nasional expects its halal logistics division to contribute between US$2.2 million and $2.5 million, or about five percent, to annual revenue from this year, Business Times reported.

Up till May this year, the group handled some 216,000 tonnes of halal products worth $139.3 million.

With the growing international demand for halal products, Kontena Nasional, a subsidiary of NCB Holdings, said it hopes to position itself as the preferred ancillary service provider in the country.

The group hopes to fill the gap in the entire halal production and distribution chain.

Its Petaling Jaya branch was certified as a halal logistics service provider in warehousing and transport by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) in December last year.

It is now applying for halal certification at three other warehouses in Johor, Penang and Port Klang.

"This move is significant with the increasing demand for halal products with the world halal food industry estimated to rise to $655 billion in 2011," said Kontena Nasional chief executive officer Hood Osman.
(Source:www.cargonewsasia.com)