KOTA KINABALU, Aug 13 — Teleport, the logistics subsidiary of Capital A, has established one of three cold storage facilities in Sabah to connect local agriculture and fisheries providers to export markets.
Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A Bhd, AirAsia’s parent company announced that the facility is now ready to help Sabahan farmers and fishermen reach markets in China and Japan.
“This is going to be important for Sabah. We’ll need similar facilities in Tawau and Sandakan, where the growers are based.
“We’ve always believed in Sabah’s agricultural potential, and it could become a significant logistics hub for the BIMP-EAGA region, facilitating the movement of goods between Asia and Australia,” he said.
BIMP-EAGA stands for the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area.
Fernandes said Teleport was helping farmers logistically with their cold storage facilities.
“Many farmers spend a lot of money moving their products. We want to build cold storage to help fishermen and farmers send their goods directly to China, Japan, and other markets,” he said.
Fernandes said that his other plans for Sabah include establishing a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in the state.
“We have a 14-bay hangar in Johor Baru, but we need more. We need another 28 bays. We think this is a great opportunity for Sabah, and I’ll be discussing that with the Sabah finance minister later,” he said.
He also highlighted the progress of AirAsia Move’s e-hailing subsidiary, AirAsia Ride, which has already achieved over 14,000 rides per month.
