PTP cuts procurement costs

Kalmar has extended its long cooperation with Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia’s biggest container handler, with a €5M order for 93 terminal tractors. The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q3 2016 order intake, and the first deliveries took place in December 2016.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a contract to upgrade seven STS cranes at Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas

Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is moving ahead with its Phase 3 expansion plans, according to local news reports. The RM5B (US$1.1B) expansion will see three new 1.5 km berths built, one of which will be operational by 2018.

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has successfully passed another milestone when it became the first Malaysian terminal to hit the 8 million TEU in a year

Singapore-based Portek International, part of Mitsui group, has reported several orders for port crane upgrades worth around US$5M in total.

Shipping lines and terminal operators differ over whether and how easily terminals will be able to meet the Maersk challenge of 6000 moves per 24 hours.