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Man and Machine:
Advancing Port Capabilities

EQUIPPING AND SAFEGUARDING OUR PEOPLE

Fully leveraging on the advantages provided by the advanced machinery, each port hosts safety and operational
training programmes to educate staff and port users alike on the safe and efficient use of equipment.
Safety measures are also taken to ensure the wellbeing of all port users and minimise accidents at the premises.

Programmes, sessions and measures held by ports throughout the year are as follows:

NORTHPORT PENANG PORT

Northport’s HRDF accredited training centre, Continuing its efforts on machinery implementation and education
Northport International Centre of Excellence in the port premises, Penang Port conducted a total of 511 classes
(NICE) offers dedicated training modules that for the port’s employees from January to September 2023.
provide comprehensive courses on machinery Among the classes that have been organised and hosted include
operations and safety. These modules are crafted the Twin-Lift Cone Lock and Ship Loading revisions. These efforts
to offer participants practical and hands-on have increased the efficiency of equipment usage and benefitted
experience using actual port equipment through the port’s users positively, as seen through the high net positive
simulations of real-world scenarios.
index of 97% (2021: 96%) in the customer satisfaction survey
These modules include Driver Defensive Training for the years 2022 and the first half of year 2023 conducted by
for Prime Movers, dedicated machinery training the commercial department, which was distributed to liners,
sessions (High Stacker, RTG, Forklift, Quay Crane, box operators, ship agents, consignees, consignors, hauliers,
Reach Stacker, Mobicon and Straddle Carrier) and forwarding agents, with the majority of port users appreciating
as well as Refresher Training for Prime Mover, the advancements and immediate plans taken in machinery and
RTG and Quay Cranes. equipment empowerment.

JOHOR PORT TANJUNG BRUAS PORT SDN BHD
(TANJUNG BRUAS PORT)
To ensure safety compliance and competence with the port’s
JP Skills Centre, the training division of Johor machinery in day-to-day operations, the port hosted a 4-day
Port, focuses on providing the port’s staff with the
necessary skills, qualifications and competencies Ship Derrick Training session for a total of 19 stevedores, with
to handle equipment and to deliver port services training taught by certified trainers affiliated with the JP Skills
safely and effectively. Centre. These training sessions enabled the stevedores to attain
a competence certificate, which is needed for all stevedores to
The training modules encompass a wide range of work in the port premises. To follow this up, another session has
equipment used within the Port, including Quay been tabled and is planned for the next batch of stevedores.
Cranes, RTGs, Reach Stackers, Forklifts, Tractors,
and Level Luffing Cranes, among others.
Additionally, the Port Security and Safety KONTENA NASIONAL
Department regularly conducts safety trainings and
engages with the staff members to elevate safety Kontena Nasional regularly conducts comprehensive safety
awareness and reduce accidents within the Port.
training programmes and initiatives to familiarise its drivers
with the safe and efficient use of its movers and technologies.
The Defensive Driver Training Programmes were conducted for
PTP all their drivers who are known as Rakan Khidmat Penghantaran
(RKP), covering essential topics such as safe driving practices,
defensive driving techniques, and compliance with traffic laws
Operations-wise, PTP holds daily shift stand-ups and regulations. Safety Training Sessions and Workshops were
with frontliners to cover the latest safety and also held, including training on the safe operation of machinery,
learning briefings, with these reinforced by constant the use of personal protective equipment, and the importance of
SMS reminder blasters. PTP also holds frequent following safety guidelines and procedures.
safety talks through performed Gembas by the port’s
dedicated safety and ops teams. Moving into the Additionally, Prime Mover Technology Training was held in
next year, PTP has plans to hold training sessions collaboration with Scania and Volvo, training RKPs to operate
with all employees to educate them on the proper Prime Movers efficiently and safely while making effective use of
use and Standard Operating Procedures of new integrated technology in modern Prime Movers. This includes
technology use. the utilisation of onboard systems, GPS navigation, electronic
logging devices (Volvo Connect App / Scania Fleet App), and other
technological tools to enhance both safety and productivity.