JOHOR BAHARU: The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has appointed Glen Hilton as chief executive officer effective March 1, 2013, said its chairman Datuk Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman.
In a statement yesterday, Mohd Sidik said the container port business was highly competitive as regional ports were also expanding their capacity and stepping up their level of services to customers.
“Hilton’s track record and extensive experience in managing ports and delivering results will make him the ideal candidate for this position and will continue PTP’s development and expansion plans,” he said.
PTP said the RM1.4 billion expansion involved building two new berths, three blocks of containers yards, purchase of new cranes and electrifying existing rubber-tyred gantries.
“Construction works on the new berths measuring 720 metres have already started and slated for completion in May 2014.
“The expansion will raise PTP’s annual handling capacity by 25 per cent to 10.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) and increase the number of berths to 14 with total quay length of 5km. The expansion will complete Phase 2 of PTP’s masterplan,” it said.
In 2012, PTP handled 7.7 million TEUs of containers, consolidating its position as the largest container terminal in Malaysia.
It is targeting a volume growth of approximately six per cent this year, bringing annual TEUs to above eight million.
— Bernama