PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s ports and logistics sector is expected to remain resilient through this year as shifting global trade patterns, tariff dynamics and infrastructure-led strategies create a supportive medium-term operating backdrop, analysts say.
The outlook is shaped by evolving supply chains, volatile freight markets and the ability of ports to monetise capacity while managing congestion risks.
Maybank Investment Bank Research (Maybank IB Research) said, against this backdrop, it sees Malaysian ports as structurally better placed than third-party logistics operators to absorb shocks and capture growth.
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