By Jailani Hasan
\nLABUAN: The second trip of non-convention ship (NCS), better known as \u201ckumpit\u201d\u00a0from the southern Philippines province of Tawi-Tawi, arrived at the Labuan Liberty Wharf today.
\nThe wooden vessel will be loading a consignment of 175 tonnes or 7,000 bags\u00a0of rice to the\u00a0southern Philippines market.
\nMegah Port Management Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Idjal Tahir said the arrival of the second NCS is a testament that the transhipment activity on the island is on track.
\n\u201cBeing the port operator, Megah Port Management will continue to facilitate the movement and storage of the consignment before and after the loading process,\u201d he told Bernama.
\nIdjal said a\u00a0third trip from a large NCS from Tawi-Tawi is scheduled to call at the port early next week.
\n\u201cThe vessel will be loading the same consignment of rice with an increased volume of 250 tonnes or 10,000 bags.
\n\u201cWe must thank the authorities to help facilitate the movement of the transhipment activity thus far,\u201d he said.
\nThe first NCS from the province of Tawi-Tawi arrived at Labuan Port on Feb 27, 2023, and it officially revived transhipment activity between Labuan and the southern Philippines.
\nThe vessel loaded a consignment of\u00a0125 tonnes of sugar and 112.5 tonnes of rice.
\nLabuan Chamber of Commerce (LCC) chairman Daniel Doughty said the repeat trip of NCS to Labuan port was evidence of the efficient services by the port operator.
\n\u201cWe are glad to note the transhipment activity is back on track after so many efforts from various parties, our chamber and the authorities.
\n\u201cThe revival of this transhipment shows that the foreign industry player has confidence in Labuan\u2019s economy and standard operating procedures\u00a0in conducting business,\u201d he said.
\nDoughty said the authorities must work together with the industry players to help stimulate the island\u2019s economy by facilitating business transactions.
\nThe island\u2019s economy has been feeling the pinch since barter trade activity between Labuan and southern Philippines was halted in 2016 after more than four decades in operation.\u00a0
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