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2023 OCTOBER - DECEMBER ISSUE 13

PTP PARTICIPATES IN DISCUSSION SESSION IN TOC ASIA CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION 2023
Held at Marina Bay Sands Singapore, the two-day event brought together global port and container
supply chain industry captains and communities across the APAC region to learn, debate and network.
CEO of PTP, Marco Neelsen joined other renowned panellists to discuss the holistic approach towards
energy transition together with Andy Tam, Global Director of Energy Management and Decarbonisation
of DP World, Dr Prapisala, Director for Research & Projects of Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation,
Fanny Westlund, Sustainability Leader of IKEA Supply Chain Operations and Olivier Mendes, Key
Account Manager of DNV.

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS (CAs) WITH GRADUATION OF JOHOR PORT PERSONNEL
NMBEA AND NMBSU WITH PROFESSIONAL MASTER IN PORT
MANAGEMENT FROM UTMSPACE
Northport signed the CAs with the Northport
(Malaysia) Bhd Executives Association (NMBEA) Johor Port celebrated the achievements of
and the Northport (Malaysia) Bhd Staff Union 21 Johor Port personnel who graduated
(NMBSU). The signing event, held at the Hilton with a Professional Master in Port Management
th
Petaling Jaya hotel, set another milestone from UTMSPACE. Held during the UTM 67
for Northport as the Company successfully Convocation at Dewan Sultan Iskandar, UTM, both locally and internationally, as well as
finalised the terms for both executive and Johor Bahru, the Professional Master in Port to share knowledge and expertise in Port
non-executive employees at the same time. Management is recognised as the first pioneer Management and strengthening talent
The success of this signing ceremony signified programme introduced in Malaysia. The course management and development within the
the commitment of all parties involved to was designed to enhance the fundamentals and port communities.
establish a shared understanding and achieve operational knowledge of port professionals
consensus, crafted to cultivate a positive
working environment for the mutual benefit of MMC’S PORTS SIGN MoU ON GREEN NORTHPORT SIGNS MoU WITH CLLB
both parties. POWER INITIATIVES SDN. BHD. (CLLB)
Members of MMC Ports namely PTP, Johor Northport and CLLB signed an MoU aimed at
Port, Northport and Penang Port formalised fostering strategic collaboration to enhance
the MoU with Malakoff Corporation Berhad the training landscape in the field of Logistics
to explore potential collaboration and and Supply Chain Management. The primary
undertake business exploration in various objective of the MoU was to facilitate the
green power initiatives. These initiatives sharing of experiences, expertise, technical
included the corporate green power capabilities, resources and knowledge
programme, self-consumption, cold ironing between both parties.
or shore-to-ship power supply and installation
of electric vehicle charging stations. PTP BAGS SUPPLY CHAIN AWARD
PTP PARTICIPATES IN JOHOR PORT FROM THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF
AUTHORITY (JPA) CARNIVAL 2023 PTP EMPOWERS EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY
PREPAREDNESS WITH EX TANJUNG
From 15 – 17 December 2023, PTP participated in JOHOR 2023 PTP won the prestigious Asia Pacific
JPA Karnival 2023. Organised by JPA, the annual Procurement Team Award at the Asia Pacific
programme was part of the joint initiatives between On 23 November 2023, PTP and Malakoff Procurement Awards 2023 held at Swissôtel
the port authority to promote Malaysia’s Southern Tanjung Bin Power Plant (TBPP) successfully The Stamford, Singapore.
Gateway as a premier maritime and trade hub of hosted national crisis drill training exercise The recognition was given for PTP’s impressive
the region. code-named EX TANJUNG JOHOR 2023, performance and contributions to the regional
organised by Agensi Pengurusan Bencana
During the closing ceremony, CEO of PTP, Negara (NADMA). supply chain industry based specifically on
Marco Neelsen, received a special JPA high-impact initiatives such as generating
sponsorship worth RM270,000 for PTP’s The drill was aimed at testing the disaster 45% in savings from a local fabrication project,
Young Talent Development Programme for management preparedness of enforcement, to implementing a vending machine for
the Port Equipment Technician Apprentice emergency, and support agencies in dealing Maintenance, Repair and Operations materials,
(PETech). The mock cheque handover session with any large-scale incident, involving and establishing a supplier framework
was led by Datuk Asman Shah Abd Rahman, approximately 33 agencies and more than agreement to reduce cycle time and supply
Mayor of Pasir Gudang, accompanied by Rosnan 500 personnel in the exercise. This gruelling risk.
Fathlal, Chairman of JPA and Dato’ Monaliza 5-hour exercise also simulated multiple crisis
Suhaimi, General Manager of JPA. scenarios involving the surrounding land and
channel areas.

PENANG PORT SIGNS MoU WITH
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU (UMT)
Penang Port joined forces with UMT through a
groundbreaking MoU aimed at spearheading
sustainable practices and adopting advanced
technology within the port and logistics field.
This transformative partnership, known as the
Smart Collaboration Programme, will position
Penang Port as a leading Smart and Green
Port that paves the way for other industry
players to follow suit.