Page 13 - MMC Ports Newsletter-2023_July-Sept_ISSUE

2023 JULY - SEPTEMBER ISSUE 13

TANJUNG BRUAS PORT
JOHOR PORT PARTICIPATES IN PARTICIPATES IN THE WEBINAR
DIALOGUE PROGRAMME JOHOR STATE NATIONAL DAY SESSION
WITH MELAKA SHIPPERS AND PARADE
MANUFACTURERS ON THE Johor Port participated in the Johor In conjunction with Port Klang
PROPOSED CONTAINER FEEDER State Level National Day parade Authority’s 60 Anniversary celebrations
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SERVICE in conjunction with Malaysia’s this year, Tanjung Bruas Port participated
Independence Day. Held at Dataran in a Webinar titled “Maritime Security:
Melaka will soon introduce its first Bandaraya Johor Bahru, this year’s Challenges Of A Trading Nation” at
feeder service which is the delivery theme Tekad Perpaduan Penuhi PKA headquarters. This Webinar was
of containers by sea from Tanjung Harapan was aimed at instilling organised to provide industry players
Bruas Port - Port Klang and vice versa. patriotism, sporting spirit and unity with a comprehensive understanding
The service thus became a new starting among people. of the various security challenges
point in stimulating maritime activities The event saw the participation of faced by a nation involved in maritime
as well as catalysing the economic more than 100 contingents from trade. A total of 380 ports and logistics
growth of the State of Melaka. various sectors, being a truly meaningful players and practitioners from all over
event for Johor Port’s contingent to the country participated in this webinar
To introduce this new service, celebrate Malaysia’s 66 Independence
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Invest Melaka Berhad and its CEO, Day with bursting pride and colours. session, with representatives from the
Datuk Ginie Lim Siew Lin publicised port terminals and industry associations
and explained the service to industry More than 50 employees of Johor also invited to physically attend.
players in the State of Melaka including Port mainly from the Port Safety and
Security Department participated in
notable figures from the Federation the event, with Johor Port winning the
of Malaysian Manufacturers and Best Merdeka Banner, Best Parade
Chamber of Commerce, introducing and second runner-up for Best
the service as the first of its kind to be Costume at the parade.
organised among ports nationwide.
Through a productive dialogue session
with service providers and industry
players, the initiative received a very
encouraging response with about 65 HANDOVER CEREMONY OF THE
companies and 86 representatives NEW SIDELOADER AT KONTENA
from all over Melaka participating in the NASIONAL
session.
Also present during the session was PROGRAM SEMARAK GEMILANG Kontena Nasional organised a new
Tanjung Bruas Port Sdn Bhd Director, 2023 sideloader handover ceremony at
Md Derick Basir, who commented its Port Klang Branch, involving the
that the feeder service was primarily Northport hosted the Program Semarak presentation and handing over of
introduced to reduce the volume of Gemilang 2023 in conjunction with the mock key in conjunction with the
road deliveries, lessening the levels of the 2023 National Day and Malaysia purchase of six units of side loaders
carbon emissions and traffic congestion Day celebrations. The programme, from Steelbro (M) Sdn Bhd to Kontena
caused by high road transport volumes co-organised with the Selangor Nasional.
Department of Information Services,
and high generation of containers took place at Wharf 8A in Northport. The purchase of this sideloader is
(100,000 per year). Program Semarak Gemilang 2023 among one of the Company’s initiatives
is one of the Government’s initiatives to improve and upgrade the existing
to foster a sense of unity and sideloaders to advance the Company’s
strengthen the love for the nation ability to satisfy the evolving needs of
by flying the Jalur Gemilang with the its customers.
involvement and collaboration with
various Government and private
organisations.