Multi-faceted logistics service provider, Leshaco, has opened a new chemical and dangerous goods warehouse at Port Klang, south-west of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur (KL) on the Malacca Strait (*).
The group reported from its headquarters in Bremen that the twin storey facility has a floor space of 120 000 square metres, with capacity of safely storing 13 000 pallets of chemical products and hazardous material.
A company statement said: “Contract logistics, especially for chemicals, is a fast-growing market in Malaysia.
“Accordingly, logistics companies that are reliable partners for transporting and storing chemicals and dangerous goods are in demand.”
The statement added that that the new facility was a strategic addition to Leschaco’s expansion, in line with the growing demand of its clients spread across the Malay Peninsula.
“A significant location advantage for the new warehouse is the proximity to Port Klang, as well as the international airport in KL and the direct connection to the road network.
Said Lothar Lauszat, managing director of Leshaco in Malaysia: “The constantly growing demand from the chemical industry made the new building urgently necessary.
“This investment is of great strategic importance for our existing and new customers.”
The statement also emphasised that the warehouse had to comply with specific design requirements to meet the necessary standards of its clients.
“With this experience, we also meet our customers’ growing demand for modern and scalable logistics infrastructure and can thus support them in growing in their focus markets,” Leshaco CEO Jörg Conrad said.
* News of the warehouse follows an announcement earlier this week that Leshaco’s tanker division in Durban had received its first batch of tanks. This development will be covered by Freight News next week.
