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PENANG
PORT
SDN
BHD
(283544-D)
No.1. King Edward
Place,
Georgetown, 10300
Penang
Tel
:
04-210
2211
Fax
:
04-263
4792
E
Mail:
info@penangport.com.my
Website:
http://www.penangport.com.my
YOUR
CONTACT
:
Managing Director: YBhg Dato' Ahmad
Ibnihajar
Chief Operating
Officer: En Niana Merican
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PORT
INFORMATION: |
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Beginning
December
7,
1993,
Penang
Port
Sdn
Bhd,
a
government
firm
owned
by
the
Ministry
of
Finance,
took
over
all
facilities
and
services
from
the
Penang
Port
Commission
which
is
now
a
regulatory
body.
Under
the
government's
privatisation
policy,
the
share
in
PPSB
will
be
sold
to
the
private
sector
although
the
government
is
expected
to
hold
a
golden
share. |
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PILOTAGE: |
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Pilotage
is
compulsory
for
all
vessels
navigating
in
pilot
district
of
Penang
with
exception
of
fishing
vessels
and
vessels
of
600
grt
and
below. |
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NAVIGATIONAL
APPROACH: |
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a.
North
Channel
Light
Float
in
position
Lat
5(
35.9'
N.
Long
100(
12.45'
E
for
vessels
entering
the harbour
through
the
North
Channel.Vessels awaiting Pilot can
anchor
at
North Channel, in the pilot waiting area
within the
following co-ordinates:
1.
Lat
05(
35.8'
N
Long
100(
10.9'
E
2.
Lat
05(
34.3'
N
Long
100(
10.9'E
3.
Lat
05(
32.7'
N
Long
100(
13.0'
E
4.
Lat
05(
34.2'
N
Long
100(
13.0'
E
An
approach
channel
of
10
nautical
miles
x
183m
wide
for
1
line
of
traffic
has
been
dredged
at
the North
Channel.
The
available
depth
of
water
at
the
channel
is
periodically
declared
to
port
users. Current
depth
available
is
10.2m
A.C.D.
b.
For
entry
through
the
South
Channel
the
Pilot
will
be
taken
on
board
in
vicinity
of Rimau
Wreck
Buoy 1.6km
South
of
Pulau
Rimau
Lighthouse. Approach
through
the
South
Channel is restricted to vessels of 28m
air draft - due to
existence of the Penang
Bridge.
Current
depth
5.8m
ACD.
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ANCHORAGE: |
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The
Man
of
War,
Petroleum,
Quarantine,
Explosive
and
local
vessels
anchorages
are
marked
on
Charts
of
the
Penang
Harbour
(AC
No.
3732).
There
is
no
specific
anchorage
area
in
the
harbour for vessels other than mentioned
above. The other vessels are
normally anchored South of Lat 5(
26'N and North of Lat 5( 22'.80 N.
Between the mainland and the island
clear of the berths' fairways and
shallow areas. |
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FACILITIES
SUMMARY: |
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Infrastucture:
A.
Road:
Penang Port easily access by road to its
hinterland
via the North-South
Expressway from the
Malaysia-Thai
border to the Malaysia-singapore
border.
B.
Rail:
A
2.5
km
rail
track
connecting
NBCT
to
the
Butterworth railway station by
end of 1999. The project with a rail
sliding of 80 TEUs per line is being
constructed on RM235
million by the federal government.
C.
Airport:
the
port
is
only
40km
away
from
the
Bayan Lepas Airport and can be
reached in 30 minutes. |
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Berthing
Facility |
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Break
Bulk
Terminals |
| Landing
Point |
No of Berth |
Length
(m) |
Depth
(m) |
| Butterworth
wharves |
4 |
715 |
9.0 |
| Swettenham
Pier |
2 |
366 |
9.5 |
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| Container
Terminal |
| Landing
Point |
No of Berth |
Length
(m) |
Depth
(m) |
| Butterworth
wharves |
2 |
331 |
9.0 |
| NBCT |
3 |
600 |
12.0 |
| Vegetable
Oil
(dolphin)
Tanker
Pier |
1 |
- |
9.0 |
| Prai
Bulk
Cargo
Terminal |
3 |
588 |
10.2 |
| Inner
berth |
1 |
154 |
44.0 |
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Passenger
Terminal |
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a.
Swettenham Cruise Terminal
b.
Ferry
service
at
Prai
bulk
cargo
terminal
PPSB
also
provides
a
24-hour
ferry
service
linking
Georgetown
on
the
Island
to
Butterworth
on
the
mainland.
It
operates
a
fleet
of
six
ferries.
The
ferries
which
carry
passengers
on
the
upper
deck
and
vehicles
on
the
lower
deck
depart
the
terminals
at
eight-minute
intervals
during
peak
periods
with
a
reduced
frequency
after
midnight.
The
ferry
journeys
across
the
3.2
km
long
channel
takes
between
15-20
minutes.
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Storage
Facility |
|
Berth |
Type |
Units |
Capacity (sq.m) |
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Butterworth Wharf |
Open-Sided
Timber
Shed |
1 |
4,738 |
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Transit Shed |
3 |
10,003 |
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Godowns |
6 |
21,181 |
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Opensided
Storage area |
1 |
2,000 |
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Container
Yard |
1 |
3,150
TGS |
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CFS |
1 |
11,892 |
| Swettenham
Pier |
Transit
Shed |
2 |
4,463.95 |
| VOTP |
Tanks |
92 |
114,200
T |
| Prai
Bulk |
Godown |
13 |
88,885 |
| Cargo |
Stockpile
area |
1 |
4.7
ha |
| NBCT |
Container
Yard |
1 |
3,000
TGS |
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CFS |
1 |
60,000 |
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Mechanical
Equipment
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| Break
bulk
|
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Facility |
Type |
Units |
Capacity |
| Butterworth
wharves |
Forklifts |
31 |
3
T
each |
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Prime
movers |
8 |
16
T
each |
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Trailers |
8 |
16
T
each |
| Swettenham |
Forklift
(supplied
by
private
sector)
|
- |
- |
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| Container
Terminals
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Facility |
Type |
Units |
Capacity |
| Butterworth
wharves |
Gantry cranes |
3 |
35
T
each |
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Transfer
cranes |
12 |
30.5 - 35.6
T each
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Front
end
loader |
3 |
20-40
T
each |
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Forklifts |
16 |
3
T
each |
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Trailers |
76 |
40-45ft |
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Reach
Stacker |
4 |
35.6
T
each |
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Prime
movers |
28 |
- |
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Reefer points |
50 |
- |
| NBCT |
Gantry cranes |
6 |
35
T
each
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Transfer
cranes |
12 |
30.5-35.6
T each
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Front
end
loader |
3 |
20-40
t
each
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Forklifts |
16 |
3
T
each
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Trailers |
76 |
40-45ft
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Reach Stacker |
4 |
35.6
T
each
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Prime
movers |
28 |
- |
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Reefer points |
50 |
- |
| Pier |
Cranes
can
be
hired
from
private
operators
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Butterworth Wharves
(Conventional) |
Forklift Trucks |
46 |
3 each |
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Prime Movers |
8 |
12 each |
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Prime Movers |
4 |
16
each |
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Trailers |
12 |
12
each |
| Butterworth
Container
Terminal |
Gantry
Cranes |
1 |
40.0 |
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Gantry
Cranes |
2 |
35.0 |
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Gantry
Cranes |
1 |
30.0 |
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Transfer
Cranes |
12 |
30-40 |
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FELs |
3 |
35.0 |
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Forklifts |
16 |
3.0 |
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Prime
Movers |
28 |
20-40 |
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Trailers |
75 |
20-45 |
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Reach Stacker |
2 |
40.0 |
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Reefer
Points |
122 |
- |
| Prai
Bulk Cargo Terminal |
High
Speed
Crane |
1 |
300
Tonnes/H |
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Kangaroo
Crane |
1 |
12.5
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Payloaders |
2 |
5 |
| NBCT |
Gantry
Cranes |
3 |
40 |
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Transfer
Cranes |
8 |
40 |
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Prime
Movers |
27 |
- |
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Trailers |
74 |
- |
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Forklifts |
3 |
- |
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