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MAKING WAVES FOR 2024

Kontena Nasional
Kontena Nasional’s mandate for the year Penang Port
Northport is to transform the company’s culture
while utilising new technologies to Building on the momentum of 2023,
Northport’s primary target in 2024 is revolutionise operations and catalysing
to surpass the Conventional Cargo business opportunities, contributing to Penang Port is optimistic about its
volume of 11,405,312 FWTs achieved in the company’s growth. growth prospects for 2024, anticipating
2023 and enhance Container volume to a robust 6.9% growth in throughput TEUs
3.29 million TEUs, with additional attributed to expansion fuelled through
aspirations for its logistics centre of a combination of organic growth at 3.4%
Northport Distripark Sdn Bhd (NDSB) and new business opportunities at 3.5%.
to handle 80,000 TEUs by the end of This is also bolstered by projections
2024. of 4% import growth and a targeted
export increase of 5.4%. Penang Port is
particularly bullish on the transhipment
business, forecasting a surge supported
by strategic partnerships with major
liners.

PTP
With the appointment of Mark Hardiman
as the port’s new CEO, PTP is driven to
make new headways in the industry as
one of the world’s leading ports, having
already achieved multiple milestones
this year, such as the terminal’s new shift
volume record with 13,725 quayside
moves in a single 12-hour shift on 6
February 2024 as well as the successful
completion of its first LNG bunkering
operation with the involvement of CMA Johor Port
CGM Monaco. PTP has also commenced The whole Johor Port Marine (JPM) team Tanjung Bruas Port
upgrading work within its premises with has dedicated themselves to a series of
the critical acquisition of six ultra large ambitions, primarily focused on enabling Tanjung Bruas Port began the year with
container vessel (ULCV) quay cranes the port’s community, partners and the successful launch of the first ever
from Sany Marine Heavy Industry Co. customers to grow through the focus Container Feeder Service between
Ltd and the launch of Phase 2 of its on local and international cooperation. Tanjung Bruas Port and Port Klang
Spare Part Vending Machine initiative JPM is committed to being a unique with the strategic partnership between
at the D04 Warehouse in Pelepas Free service provider in global trade and Tanjung Bruas Port, CMA CGM and
Zone A. industry beyond the Pasir Gudang Port QEL/LKC Group on 3 January 2024.
Limit, working every day to create the Tanjung Bruas Port also received
the first ever non-convention vessel
port of tomorrow.
(supply of fresh prawns to Malaysia) from
Bengkalis, Indonesia on 6 April 2024.