PTP Expects To Handle 5.0 Mln TEUs A Year With New Cranes
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 (Bernama) -- Port of Tanjung Pelepas' (PTP) handling capacity is expected to increase to 5.0 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) a year, with the receipt of its additional yard cranes.
Its chief executive officer Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman said the port took delivery of five new Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes Friday the second batch from a total of RTG cranes to be supplied to it by Noell Crane Systems GmbH of Italy.
With this delivery and commissioning, PTP will soon have 52 RTGs operational for its yard. The final batch of 5 RTGs from Noell will be delivered by end of second quarter of 2002, a statement from PTP said.
PTP had received the first batch of five units of RTG cranes from Noell in January this year, together with two units of the Super Post Panamax quayside cranes.
Another 15 units of RTGs will be acquired by end 2002 to make to the total number of RTGs for PTP's Phase 1 operation to 72 units.
PTP currently offers six berths of 360 metres each in length thereby offering 2.16 km of linear wharf length.-- BERNAMA