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Around Our Ports

YAN PORT MARKS ARRIVAL OF VLCCS AND EMERGING
AS MAJOR PORT FOR STS TRANSFER OPERATIONS
Yan Port has become the first major port in the northern region
of the Straits of Malacca to handle two Very Large Crude
Carriers (VLCC) inside its port limits. The Hong Kong-registered
VLCCs with lengths of 333 metres and 330 metres respectively
and a maximum draft of 21 metres were the largest vessels to
be handled by the port to date.
The Ship-to-Ship (STS) operation between the VLCCs which
brought crude oil cargo was successfully carried out from
17th to 18th June 2023 at one of the ten approved berths.
The STS transfer operations at Yan Port involved a thorough
technical simulation study, training of port’s pilots, chartering of specialised equipment and tugs within the MMC Ports group,
participation of local marine industry players, and continuous support from the Authorities, namely Jabatan Laut Malaysia
Wilayah Utara. A thorough marine risk analysis was done concerning safety, oil spill emergency and other operating
hazards to ensure the STS operations are undertaken in line with local marine regulations and Marpol Chapter 8, the latest
International Chamber of Shipping and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum ship-to-ship transfer guidelines.

PTP NAMED A FINALIST IN BRITISH Selected in recognition of PTP’s
MALAYSIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE commitment to cultivating sustainability in
(BMCC) BUSINESS EXCELLENCE its business, operations, and services, the
AWARD, OUTSTANDING ESG port was named one of the finalists in the
CATEGORY BMCC Business Excellence Award 2023
under the Outstanding ESG category.

The announcement was made during the
BMCC Annual Awards Gala, officiated
by Liew Chin Tong, Deputy Minister of
the Ministry of Investment, Trade and PTP SPEARHEADS MALAYSIA GREEN
Industry, Malaysia. Also present during SHIPPING AND PORT INDUSTRY
the gala was Richard Graham, the UK JOURNEY TO NET ZERO
Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Malaysia,
Indonesia, Philippines and ASEAN and His PTP has been selected to be part of
Excellency Charles Hay, the British High the Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I),
Commissioner to Malaysia. a Government to Government (G2G)
project between Malaysia and Australia
that aims to spearhead the country’s
MALAYSIA MARITIME WEEK (MMW) decarbonising effort in the maritime
2023 industry and to foster inclusive growth
Members of MMC Ports, namely PTP, through sustainable infrastructure in
Johor Port, Northport and Penang Port, Southeast Asia. The news was shared
participated in the MMW 2023 at the during Malaysia Maritime Week 2023
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, held in held in Kuala Lumpur Convention
conjunction with World Maritime Day by Centre.
the International Maritime Organisation. During the event, PTP also received
MMW is an annual event that brings recognition from the Marine Department
together leaders and experts from the of Malaysia to pilot a special project
maritime industry to exchange knowledge, build partnerships and explore new in Malaysia through the Green Tug
business opportunities. and Pilot Boat initiatives. With an
The participation of MMC Ports members at the MMW 2023 was part of the existing comprehensive decarbonisation
ongoing stakeholders’ engagement initiative to strengthen the relationship roadmap already in place, PTP was
between the companies and their relevant business partners including customers assigned as the sole port operator to
and Government entities. pilot the project in Malaysia after the
port had successfully completed all
the requirements set forth by both the
Malaysian Government via the Ministry
of Transport and the International
Maritime Organisation respectively.