MMC Ports' units win APSN award
The Malaysian Reserve
PORT of Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd and Northport (M) Rhd, both units of MMC Port Holdings Sdn Bhd (MMC Ports), recently received the APEC Port Services Network (APSN) Green Port Award System.
In a statement yesterday, MMC Ports said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi presented the award at the opening of APSN's workshop on "Safety of Dangerous Goods at Ports" in Penang.
MMC Ports group CEO Ian Brian James said the company had embarked on various green initiatives in its ports through investments in environmentallyfriendly terminal handling equipment and other port infrastructure.
James said the firm understood that the ports' energy demand was considerable. "Therefore, it is our priority to look into reducing diesel fuel consumption and simultaneously lowering carbon dioxide emissions." — Bernama