PSA Corporation explores possibilities for close co-operation with Malta Freeport

The Prime Minister Dr. Alfred Sant today met a delegation from PSA Corporation of Singapore which runs transhipment ports in various parts of the world. During the meeting at the Prime Minister's Office at the Auberge de Castille between top officials of the company and the Prime Minister, a general review of Malta's Freeport facilities took place together with a very wide-ranging discussion of global developments, centred particularly on current and projected growth of traffic in the Mediterranean. During the intense exchanges both parties established that there exists a mutual interest in exploring possibilities for close cooperation between the PSA Corporation and the Malta Freeport Corporation.

The delegation visited Malta following an invitation by a group of Maltese businessmen, who took the initiative to invite them to look at the facilities that Malta has to offer in the field of container handling and transhipment operations.

The PSA Delegation arrived in Malta yesterday and immediately went on a helicopter tour of Malta and its harbour and other facilities accompanied by the Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry, Dr. John Attard Montalto.

This morning the PSA representatives, together with the local businessmen who had invited them to Malta, visited the Freeport where they were met by Minister Attard Montalto, the Freeport Chairman Mr. Marin Hili and various senior members of the management team. Subsequently a tour of the Freeport facilities took place.

The Delegation is made-up of top officials of PSA Corporation and includes Mr. Goon Kok Loon, Deputy President and President International Business Division (IBD), Mr. Ng Chee Keong, President Container Terminals Division and Executive Vice President (IBD), Mr. M.M. J. Subramaniam, Vice President (IBD) for Europe/West Asia and Mr Philip Chew Kia Fook, Senior Regional Manager (IBD) Mediterranean.

PSA Corporation tesplora l-possibiltajiet ghal koperazzjoni mal-Freeport ta' Malta

Il-Prim Ministru Dr. Alfred Sant illum iltaqa' ma' delegazzjoni minn PSA Corporation, kumpanija ewlenija bazata f'Singapore li tmexxi 'transhipment ports' fi nhawi diversi tad-dinja. Matul il-laqgha bejn l-ufficjali gholja tal-kumpanija u l-Prim Ministru fl-Ufficcju tieghu fil-Berga ta' Kastilja, inghatat harsa lejn il-facilitajiet li joffri l-Freeport ta' Malta, l-izviluppi globali fil-qasam tat-trasbord u kien hemm accenn partikolari lejn il-prospetti tat-traffiku tal-vapuri fil-Mediterran. Matul il-laqgha iz-zewg nahat qablu li jezisti interess komuni fil-possibilta` ghal kooperazzjoni mill-qrib bejn PSA Corporation u l-Malta Freeport Corporation.

Id-delegazzjoni zaret Malta wara stedina minn grupp ta' kummercjanti Maltin li hadu l-inizjattiva li jistiednu lil PSA Corporation biex jaraw x'facilitajiet ghandha x'toffrilhom Malta fil-qasam tal-'container handling' u l-operazzjonijiet ta-'transhipment'. Id-delegazzjoni tal-PSA Corporation waslet Malta l-bierah u mill-ewwel ittiehdet b'helicopters tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta tara mill-ajru l-facilitajiet li joffri l-Port il-Kbir u facilitajiet ohra tal-gzejjer Maltin. Id-delegazzjoni kienet akkumpanjata mill-Ministru ta' l-Affarijiet Ekonomici u Industrija John Attard Montalto.

Dalghodu, id-delegazzjoni barranija flimkien mal-'businessmen' Maltin zaru l-Freeport fejn intlaqghu mill-Ministru Attard Montalto, ic-Chairman tal-Freeport Marin Hili u membri tal-Management tal-Freeport. Imbaghd zaru l-facilitajiet li joffri l-Freeport.

Id-Delegazzjoni tal-PSA Corporation hija maghmula minn ufficcjali gholja tal-kumpanija u tinkludi lil Mr. Goon Kok Loon, Deputy President u President Internazzjonali tal-Business Division (IBD), Mr. Ng Chee Keong, President tad-Divizjoni tal-Container Terminals u Vici President Ezekuttiv (IBD), Mr. M.M. J. Subramaniam, Vici President (IBD) ghall-Ewropa/Asja tal-Punent u Mr. Philip Chew Kia Fook, Senior Manager tar-Regjun tal-Mediterran.