PTP sets new berth productivity record
Star Maritime
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) achieved a new berth productivity record of 340 gross moves per hour last week, during operations on the Maersk Sealand vessel A.P Moller.
The previous world record of 336 gross berth moves was set in 2001.
A total of 4,316 moves were recorded during the operations, which began shortly after the vessel arrived from Algeciras, Spain at 9pm on May 10.
The new record is a 12.6% improvement from the prior PTP record of 302 gross berth moves that was set during operations on the vessel Skagen Maersk on Feb 16.
In a statement, PTP said a total of eight super post panamax cranes were used during the operations on A.P. Moller, which took less than 13 hours to complete. The vessel departed the port at 10am the following morning.
PTP chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman said he was very pleased with the world record.
“To achieve this within four years of operations is a remarkable achievement for staff, management and our customers.
In a congratulatory note confirming the record, Henrik Lunde Jorgensen of Maersk Singapore Pte Ltd, described the new record as amazing and “a fantastic achievement”.