Port of Tanjung Pelepas passes 800,000 TEUs mark

MMC Corp Bhd’s 70% owned Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has recorded a growth of 8.9% to 800,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August this year, compared with the same period last year.
 
In a statement yesterday, the port said the record has put it in place to achieve its target total container  throughput  of 9.2 million TEUs for 2015.
 
“Positive improvements on productivity in container operations and better optimisation of resources were seen as the main reason behind this latest breakthrough, PTP’s CEO Glen Hilton said. “With the strong support from PTP’s existing customers as well as volume from new customers, we are confident that PTP is on track to continue significant growth,” he added.
 
Last year, PTP handled 8.5 million TEUs container throughput and simultaneously became the first port in Malaysia to achieve such a feat. PTP was also one of the only three ports in the world that recorded a double digit growth and placed 18th in the world’s top ranking ports for 2014.
 
PTP completed phase two of its master plan through a recent expansion involving building two new berths, three blocks of container yards, procurement of new quay cranes as well as electrifying existing rubber- tyred gantries.

The expansion provides PTP with an additional 720 metres of quay length and subsequently raises its annual handling  capacity by 25% to 10.5 million TEUs.