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The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), heading for another year of record run,
has become the first port in Malaysia to handle more than 1 million TEUs in
the first quarter.
The fast growing transshipment hub posted a five per cent growth for the
first quarter 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.
The port handled 1,005,044 TEUs in the January-March of this year compared
with 957,495 TEUs in the previous quarter.
Local cargo volumes handled by PTP also surged ahead with 44,927 TEUs
handled in the first quarter this year – up by 23 per cent on the 36,399
TEUs handled in the same period in 2004.
Export cargo via the terminal rose by 36.75 per cent from 25,381 TEUs in the
January-March of 2004 to 34,709 TEUs for January-March 2005.
Transshipment volumes also increased from 921,096 TEUs first quarter 2004 to
960,117 TEUs in first quarter 2005
The increase in local cargo is partly attributed to increased activity
within the Free Zone where a new halal food distribution hub is currently
being developed.
The hub is a designated zone within 40 acres of the prime industrial land
location, and focuses on activities involving regional and international
distribution of halal products.
During the first quarter 2005, the port also started receiving the first
batch of 15 new Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) yard cranes from IMPSA Port
Systems.
PTP and IMPSA signed a contract for the RTG’s back in May 2004, and the
units will be used in the port’s Phase II Development project |
