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Third terminal necessary, says Glenn Marine CEO

PETALING JAYA: There should not be any issues to develop a third terminal in Port Klang in view of the probable capacity constraints to handle the expected increase in movement of goods in five years. Glenn Marine Group Malaysia chief executive officer Brian Paul said …

Tanjung Pelepas up 15pc to 7.5 million TEU, beating global growth by 7pc

MALAYSIA’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) throughput totalled 7.5 million TEU in 2011, representing an increase of 15 per cent year on year and outperforming global volume growth by seven per cent. The sharp increase was driven by strong organic growth from existing customers as …

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Port Klang Expects To Handle 9.6 Million TEUS Of Cargo This Year

Container port, Port Klang is expected to handle about 9.6 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) cargo this year compared with 8.9 million TEUs cargo last year, Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairman Datuk Dr Teh Kim Poo said. He said the private terminal operators, Northport and …

Westports targets 6.3m TEUs for 2011

Port operator Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd is optimistic of surpassing its targeted 6.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) container volume for 2011 compared with last year’s 5.6 million TEUs as the port benefits from the expected increase in global trade. Its CEO Ruben Emir Gnanalingam …

Ship in ‘Transformers’ movie docks at Port Klang

Ship in ‘Transformers’ movie docks at Port Klang

PORT KLANG, Malaysia – American aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, seen in the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, is in town. The vessel made a scheduled port call yesterday, with 5,000 sailors and dozens of fighter jets on board. Although the USS John …

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New tariff from Johor Port

New port tariff from Johor Port.. in some cases, marine charges increases by almost 40% depending on vessel size. Container stevedoring also increase from MYR180 per 20gp / 260 per 40gp to MYR215/310.  It is still lower than PTP (and Pkg) which is at MYR230/345. …

Dept did all it could for crew of abandoned ship

WITH reference to “A shame floating for a year” (The Star, May 26), the Transport Ministry and its port and maritime agencies would like to clarify certain aspects. The MV Banga Biraj, while berthing at Northport on Oct 22, 2008, damaged two container quay cranes. …