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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
AROUND OUR PORTS

NORTHPORT PARTICIPATES IN MEDIA WALKABOUT AT PANGKALAN SULTAN ABDUL HALIM (PSAH)
SELANGOR INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS SUMMIT (SIBS) 2022 Penang Port and Penang Port Commission (PPC) held a media walkabout at PSAH,
which was attended by Datuk Tan Teik Cheng, Chairman of PPC, Dato’ Sasedharan
Held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Vasudevan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Penang Port and members of the media.
Centre, the 6th Edition of SIBS 2022 was
officiated by the Raja Muda of Selangor, The visit allowed all involved to oversee the massive progress on the new ferry
DYTM Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan terminal at PSAH, with the latest upgrades consisting of an air-conditioned hall,
Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj. SIBS 2022 free Wi-Fi and charging areas, and newly built elevators/lifts for the convenience and
featured a total of 906 booths from comfort of users.
623 companies, with participants and
attendees hailing from 24 countries.
PENANG PORT WELCOMES TUAN YANG TERUTAMA (TYT) TUN DATO’ SERI
UTAMA AHMAD FUZI HAJI ABDUL RAZAK ONBOARD SPECTRUM OF THE SEAS
Dato’ Sasedharan Vasudevan, CEO of Penang Port and Datuk Tan Teik Cheng,
Chairman of Penang Port Commission were in attendance to welcome TYT Tun Dato’
Seri Utama Ahmad Fuzi Haji Abdul Razak and his spouse.
TYT Tun Dato’ Seri Utama Ahmad Fuzi Haji Abdul Razak was brought for a ship tour
which features the spectacular Bionic Bar, The Bridge Deck 12 & Two70 Deck 5,
with all VIPs enjoying lunch at Chops Grille Deck 5 afterwards.

JOHOR PORT’S JP SKILLS CENTRE WINS ACCOLADE AT THE MALAYSIA
EDUCATION & TVET AWARDS (META) 2022
Johor Port, through its JP Skills Centre, won the award for the Best TVET Training Provider
(Ports & Logistics) in the inaugural META 2022. This programme aimed to honour local
personalities and entities that have excelled in providing the best in the formal education
sector providers in the country.
Established in 2014 as the Training Division of Johor Port, JP Skills Centre is the Centre of
Excellence for MMC Ports and has trained more than 7,000 port and logistics officers in Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines,
Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Ghana and Nigeria.
Johor Port was represented by Md Derick Basir, CEO of Johor Port who received the award from Hajah Zanariah Haji Ahmad,
Director of TVET Division of the Ministry of Education. It was also attended by Dr Nazry Yahya, Head of JP Skills Centre.
Recognised as an award-winning, certified institution throughout the years, JP Skills Centre has recently broadened its
horizons through a strategic collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to offer the world’s first Professional Master in
Port Management, formed to enhance the operational knowledge of both local and international port professionals.

PENANG PORT 20 ASEAN PORTS AND SHIPPING CONFERENCE, VIETNAM
TH
ATTENDS THE SIXTH
th
EDITION OF CRUISE PTP, Johor Port and Northport, members of MMC Group, participated in the 20 ASEAN Ports and
WORLD ASIA 2022 Shipping Conference, which was held at Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The conference features 30 world-class speakers addressing various topical issues and challenges
With the re-emergence of
the global cruise industry involving supply chain, port management and operations, sustainability, shipping, and technology.
post-COVID, Penang Port During the event, PTP Head of HSSE Division Khairul Amalin Abd Rahman was featured as one of
sets its sights on re-joining the conference speakers discussing a topic entitled “ESG: Megatrends and Opportunities in Shaping
the cruise scene with a Future for PTP”.
fresh outlook, synergising
and cooperating with Meanwhile, Md Derick Basir, CEO of Johor Port, also participated as one of the main speakers
both new and existing at the Conference, sharing his views on Johor Port’s journey towards achieving operational
operators towards making efficiency through his presentation “Keys Drivers in Achieving Port Operations Efficiency,
Asia the perfect place The Johor Port Experience”. This touched on many Johor Port initiatives towards achieving
for cruise itineraries and the Port’s current and future business needs; as well as the investments made towards
destinations. the expansion and modernisation of Johor Port’s infrastructure and facilities. CEO of Northport,
Dato’ Azman Shah Mohd Yusof, also delivered a presentation titled “Northport’s Journey Towards
Becoming a Safer, Greener, Smarter and Better Port”.