The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) phase two development is progressing on schedule with the first four rows of container yard blocks 10, 11 and 12 to be completed by middle of this month.
 
PTP said the new container yards, which are located behind berths 7 and 8, will provide improved loading capacity and stacking of loaded containers up to six high.

“All the rows of the three new yard blocks are expected to be completed in August, boosting yard capacity by a staggering 40 per cent, up to 154,000 20-ft equivalent units (TEUs) at any one time,” the company said in a statement yesterday.

PTP said the phase two development began in 2003 with the reclamation of land for an additional eight berths, offering a water frontage of 2.88km.

The first two berths — 7 and 8 — were completed in July 2004.

PTP said the support facility construction in phase two project is also on schedule. By end of April, a brand new 22 KVA (kilo-volts amperes) substation will provide power for the latest generation 82-tonne super post-panamax gantry cranes.

The cranes, which will be operational in the fourth quarter of this year, will be able to handle 40-ft container twin lifts.

The new wharf office No. 4 has also been completed and handed over to its new tenant for fitting out.

“Furthermore, the construction of the basic infrastructure for Free Zone Distribution Park B has begun, including road works, drainage, utilities and power substations.

“Completion is scheduled within the next 13 months,” PTP said.

While the six berths of phase one were designed for vessels up to 110,000 dead weight tonnes (DWT), the new berths in phase two are capable of accommodating ships more than double the size, and up to 250,000 DWT.

“With draughts alongside the new phase two berths of up to 19m, PTP will be capable of handling the latest planned generation of containerships up to 12,000 TEUs,” the company added.

The berths are designed towards handling mega vessel and able to accommodate future gantry cranes.

PTP, South-East Asia’s fastest growing port, offers eight berths of 360m each, totaling 2.88km in length, backed by one of the largest container yards in the region with a storage capacity of 110,000 TEUs.