The Straits of Malacca is now largely “pirate-free” thanks to better enforcement by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). But few people know that one local SME played an important part by providing reliable and efficient radar surveillance systems to the MMEA to help the agency in its efforts to detect
The Straits of Malacca is now largely “pirate-free” thanks to better enforcement by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
But few people know that one local SME played an important part by providing reliable and efficient radar surveillance systems to the MMEA to help the agency in its efforts to detect and curb illegal activities, including smuggling, on the high seas.
AMP chairman and chief executive officer Datuk Mustaffa Abd Rahman said the systems that the company provided helped the MMEA perform its task of watching over one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and reducing piracy.
“Keeping the straits safe encourages more ships to use the route, thus boosting trade and investment to this region,” Mustaffa told MetroBiz.
AMP, which first started from a single shop office in Shah Alam, designs, supplies, integrates and maintains sea surveillance, port vessel traffic and air traffic management systems.
The company has also diversified its product offerings. These days, it also provides ballistic identification systems and firearms training simulators to the police, and air traffic simulators, among other things.
“Beyond supplying the equipment, we are able to put various technologies together and make them work with one another,” he said.
Besides integrating systems, AMP tests and repairs the systems its supplies.