PTP orders 48 eRTGs
NewsPort Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has signed an agreement with Mitsui E&S for 48 electric rubber tyred gantry cranes....
PTP posts another record
NewsPort Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), which is Malaysia’s largest container transhipment hub, has set a new handling record....
New ERP system for PTP
NewsTanjung Pelapas will integrate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software from Ramco with its Navis TOS....
The battle of the Asean hubs
NewsA range of interconnecting factors is fuelling growing competition between Asean ports, particularly among the regional hubs....
The rise and rise of Indochina
NewsThe Indochinese peninsula of South East Asia continues to develop as a low-cost manufacturing hub....
Transhipment swings and roundabouts
NewsTranshipment activity may be slowing down as operational, commercial and fiscal factors combine to make the concept less efficient and accep...
Massive expansion planned for Malaysia
NewsMalaysia’s two main container ports, Port Klang and Port Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), are to be expanded. While the moves reflect the country’...
All electric for PTP
NewsConductix-Wampfler has completed a project to install conductor rails, convert 108 existing RTGs and install 26 new ERTGs at Port Tanjung Pe...
ASEAN aspirations abound
NewsDespite weakening economic growth and lower investment levels in several countries in 2014, the ASEAN trading bloc offers considerable poten...
Maersk bins “Daily Maersk”
NewsLaunched with considerable fanfare in September 2011, Maersk Line has quietly abandoned its premium “Daily Maersk” service. It seems tha...
PTP traffic surges
NewsMalaysia’s leading container port, Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), posted a 14.5% increase in container traffic last year to 5.5M TEU. The port’s...
Small no to PTP move
NewsSmaller container lines calling at Malaysia’s Johor Port have voiced opposition to a proposal by parent Malaysian Mining Corp (MMC) to mov...