PETALING JAYA, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Port Klang Free Trade Zone (PKFZ) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Marseille-Fos Port (MFPA) to boost the strategic alliance between them.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said the MOU was aimed at establishing a framework for the cooperation between PKFZ and MFPA, one of the largest ports in Europe, to promote the halal industry in Malaysia and France.

"The agreement aims to jointly explore and implement a coordinated marketing approach for the redistribution of halal products in Europe, Africa and Mediterannean territory and PKFZ will be carried through," he told reporters after officiating the Marseille Fos Port Authority Roadshow here Tuesday.

Earlier, he witnessed the signing of the MOU between PKFZ and MFPA.

-- BERNAMA