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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

AROUND OUR PORTS

PRIME MINISTER OFFICIATES ANDAMAN PORT TAKES PART IN ASIA
THE PULAU BUNTING PACIFIC PETROLEUM CONFERENCE
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT 2022
OF GAS SUPPLY CENTRE AND th
POWER PLANT IN YAN, KEDAH Andaman Port participated in the 38
Annual Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference
The project was launched involving 2022 held at Raffles City Convention Centre,
Andaman Port’s STS services at Singapore. At the conference, Andaman Port featured Yan Ship-to-Ship (“STS”)
Yan STS Port. The 554 square Port as one of the most strategic STS transfer locations in Southeast Asia.
km of waters gazetted as the Yan
Port Limit will become the area for PTP AND JOHOR PORT APPOINTED
STS transfer activities for liquefied AS COCOA TRADE HUBS TO
natural gas (“LNG”) and oil cargoes. FACILITATE BEAN IMPORT

PTP and Johor Port had been
appointed as cocoa trade hubs
to assist in facilitating the process
of importing cocoa beans and solving quality issues that could cause
consignment hold-ups, thus, convincing foreign investors to import local
cocoa beans. Deputy Minister of Plantation Industry and Commodities
Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng said that the hubs are based on the
cocoa trade hub model overseas such as the Port of Amsterdam in the
NORTHPORT LAUNCHES THE
PORT KLANG CRUISE TERMINAL Netherlands and the Port of Singapore.
His Royal Highness the Sultan of SPTS RECEIVES MAIDEN CALL THE NEW BLOCK TRAIN SERVICE
Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris FOR SULPHUR PRODUCT AND THE CONTAINER DEPOT
Shah Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan OPERATIONS AT NBCT
Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj SPTS, a subsidiary of Johor Port
gracefully consented to officiate Berhad, received the maiden call for CMA CGM Group, in partnership
the launch of Port Klang Cruise the export of sulphur product at the with Infinity Logistics and Transport
Terminal (“PKCT”). PKCT is one Solid Product Jetty (“SPJ”) Terminal Ventures Ltd, flagged off the weekly
of the few cruise terminals in the at Pengerang Integrated Complex. Penang-Padang Besar block train
region capable of handling large HOSEI 68 safely berthed at SPJ service and officially opened a
modern cruises and navy vessels with a capacity of 11,000 metric container depot in the Penang
comfortably, with a reputation tonnes of sulphur, with this maiden Port. With the launch of the train
for efficient port services and call marking the first handling, service, CMA CGM is providing a
convenient facilities and amenities loading and export of sulphur rail and multimodal sea solution
for both cruise passengers and product at SPJ since the start of to exporters from the southern
crew members. operations in 2019. provinces of Thailand who ship their
cargo through the Penang Port.

MMC PORTS PARTICIPATES IN THE INAUGURAL MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL AGRICOMMODITY EXPO AND
SUMMIT (“MIACES”) 2022

MMC Ports, through its affiliates of PTP, Johor Port and Northport, participated in the MIACES 2022. The event
was organised by the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities and supported by the Malaysian Rubber
Council, Malaysian Palm Oil Council and Malaysian Timber Council. This expo aimed to provide a platform to uplift
the agricommodity sector.