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2023 JANUARY - MARCH ISSUE 13

FAMILIARISATION VISIT BY SUM GLOBAL, SOUTH KOREA FAMILIARISATION VISIT BY ELAINE LOW, MAERSK
AND DELEGATION AREA MANAGING DIRECTOR, SOUTHEAST ASIA AND
DELEGATION
PTP received a familiarisation visit by SUM Global,
South Korea and delegation to PTP. The delegation, The delegation was given an in-depth presentation on PTP’s
accompanied by representatives from Albukhary Foundation, operational performance, the Port’s beginnings and current
was given an in-depth presentation on PTP’s operational progress with its on-going development, and the contribution
performance, the port’s beginnings and current progress of the port industry towards the nation’s economic growth.
with its ongoing developments, and the contribution of the This familiarisation visit was part of PTP’s stakeholder
port industry towards the nation’s economic growth.
engagement programme aimed at strengthening bilateral
Also invited to present updates on their respective businesses relations between PTP and its customers, while also exploring
were Mohd Kopli Yunus, Plant Manager of Malakoff Tanjung business and investment opportunities for both parties.
Bin and Gan Seng Keong, CEO of Senai Airport City Sdn Bhd.
A day earlier, the delegation also visited Johor Port where BENCHMARKING VISIT FROM KAPAR ENERGY VENTURES
they were welcomed and briefed by Edwin Gerard Louis SDN BHD
Rosary, Head of Operations for the tour in Johor Port.
Northport received a benchmarking visit from Kapar Energy
Ventures Sdn Bhd. During the visit, Northport’s CEO,
VISIT BY MAERSK LED Dato’ Azman Shah Mohd Yusof briefed the guests on
INTERNATIONAL PRESS Northport’s operations, performance and the current Health
PTP hosted a Maersk-led and Safety procedures practised by the terminal.
International Press familiarisation
visit to PTP. Headed by Rainer
Horn, Maersk Senior Press WORKING VISIT BY RAFFLES UNIVERSITY
Officer, the visit to PTP was PTP welcomed an official working visit by Raffles University to
part of Maersk’s press trip to the port. The delegation was given an in-depth presentation
its affiliated terminal and facilities within Southeast Asia. on PTP’s business and operational performance along with
Various international media including Bloomberg, CNBC, current and future developments by Marco Neelsen, CEO of
Llyod’s Lists, and others were brought to view the progress PTP. They were then brought for a tour of the terminal and
and performance of the respective facilities and PTP. were given an on-site briefing at PTP’s very own Smart
Technology Lab, Consumable Vending Machines and Asset
BILATERAL VISIT FROM NIGERIA’S COMPREHENSIVE Digitalisation Room.
IMPORT SUPERVISION SCHEME (CISS) TECHNICAL
COMMITTEE
FAMILIARISATION VISIT BY AMBASSADORS OF THE EU
Northport received a study visit from Nigeria’s CISS Technical MEMBER STATES IN MALAYSIA
Committee. The delegation consisted of 23 officials from the
Nigerian Government and four officials from the organiser, PTP was honoured to receive ambassadors of the EU
Tujuh Warisan Sdn Bhd. The visit aimed to provide a Member States in Malaysia for a familiarisation visit to the
comprehensive understanding of the processes in the port port. Welcomed by Marco Neelsen, CEO of PTP and other
and customs management procedures as well as to boost Senior Management members, the visit was part of its
the bilateral trade relationship between Malaysia and Nigeria. stakeholder engagement programme that aimed to strengthen
bilateral relations and explore future collaborations.

APAC-NAVIS USER’S GROUP (NUG) CONFERENCE
PTP hosted the NUG Conference held at Fraser Place,
Puteri Harbour from 28 February to 1 March 2023.
More than 80 port users across the Asia Pacific congregated
to share knowledge and discuss the future trends of using
Navis’s terminal operating system. Throughout the event,
COURTESY VISITS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PTP presented its very own terminal optimisation journey
Penang Port welcomed YB Tuan Steven Sim Chee Keong, and showcased its award-winning RTG-Optimisation project.
Deputy Finance Minister II and Tuan Hamisan bin Kalip, Participants of the conference were also brought to PTP’s
Director of Penang Customs Department at North Butterworth terminal for an on-site sharing session.
Container Terminal. During the courtesy visit, the delegations
were briefed on the port’s operation and taken on a port tour
for an in-depth experience of the port’s operations and facilities. BRIEFING ON THE PORT RECEPTION FACILITIES (PRF)
Johor Port welcomed YB Dato’ Asman Shah Abd Rahman,
WORKING VISIT BY KEDAH STATE GOVERNMENT Mayor of Pasir Gudang City Council for a briefing on the PRF.
SECRETARY AND DELEGATION The briefing aimed to provide the latest update and progress
of the PRF for Scheduled Waste storage management that
PTP welcomed an official working visit by YB Dato’ Haji will be developed by the Johor Port and to obtain feedback
Norizan Bin Khazali, Kedah State Government Secretary from the City Council. With the objective of enhancing
and delegation. Accompanied by Dato Lim Edin Non, environmental quality, the establishment of PRF as a
Senior Advisor of Albukhary Group and delegation, the visit waste management centre is in compliance with the EQA
to PTP by various Kedah State Government agencies was to Regulation 1974 to appropriately handle scheduled waste by
gain more information on related processes, procedures and observing proper dumping practices to combat pollution and
to benchmark successful high-impact project developments
under MMC Group such as PTP, ATB-Vitol and Malakoff. contamination problems.