MMC Ports units bag APSN green award
New Straits Times
KUALA LUMPUR : The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) and Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (Northport),subsidiaries of MMC Port Holdings Sdn Bhd (MMC Ports),received the APSN Green Port Award System (GPAS).
The event was held in conjunction with APEC Port Services Network (ASPN) Workshop on Safety of Dangerous Goods at Ports in Penang.
“MMC Ports is fully committed to ensuring the sustainability of port operations and are pleased to earn APEC Port Services Network –APSN GPAS.
“Both PTP and Northport were recognised for their collective efforts and commitment to reduce environmental and energy footprints using sustainable business processes,” said MMC Corp Bhd group managing director Datuk Seri Che Khalid Mohamad Noh.
The award was presented by the Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi during the opening ceremony of the APSN Workshop on Safety of Dangerous Goods at Ports.
“We have embarked on various green initiatives in our ports through investments in environment-friendly terminal handling equipment and other port infrastructure,” said MMC Ports Group chief executive officer Ian Brian James.
He said last year PTP had more than 8,000 vessel calls and handled over nine million TEUs (20-ft equivalent units) of containers.
Northport , for example, became the first port in Malaysia in 2013 to acquire an environmentally –friendly terminal handling equipment for its container handling operations through a purchase of 13 units of Electric Rubber Tired Gantry (E-R)
Meanwhile , Johor Port Authority general manager Muhammad Razif Ahmad said the regulator was pleased with PTP’s achievement.
“The introduction of Johor Port Authority Green Port Policy in 2014 serves as general guidance for all port operators in Johor to move towards a greener environment and the recognition received by PTP is indeed a reflection of the success from such policy,” said he said.