International supply chains often rely on Free Trade Zones to ensure products can move freely, fast and be cost-effective. Malaysia has more than 30 of these Free Trade Zones with one of the biggest in the South Malaysian Sea being the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Johor.
 
 To talk about the role and benefit of these Free Trade Zones, we speak with the CEO of Port Tanjung Pelepas, Mr Marco Neelsen. 

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1.  What is a free trade zone?  01:24
2.  What’s the difference between a free trade zone and a free Industrial Zone?  02:43 
3. Where in Malaysia can you find such free trade zones?  04:02
4. Free trade zones are particularly interesting for which type of companies? 05:02
5. Can you elaborate more about the particular advantages of free trade zones in Malaysia? 05:54
6. What about the disadvantages?  09:57
7.  You are the CEO of PTP which developed into one of the busiest seaports worldwide in the last years. PTP has its own free trade zone. How did this come about? 11:33 
8. How are the latest developments in your free trade zone? 15:22
9. Are free trade zones in high demand in Malaysia and is it easy to set up in a free trade zone? 18:19 
10.  In close proximity to PTP are the free trade zones of Singapore and Batam, Indonesia. Why should companies set up their operation in a Malaysian free trade zone? 20:09
11. Since the Port of Jurong in Singapore is within eyesight of PTP, how is the relationship between you and your competition in Singapore? 22:52