Port Of Tanjung Pelepas / Malaysia

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French shipping giant CMA CGM keen to strengthen presence in Malaysia
The Star - Jun 22, 2009

MARSEILLE: Malaysia’s liberalisation of 27 local services sub-sectors, including the transport sub-sector, prompted French shipping giant, CMA CGM to mull over plans to strengthen its foothold in the country.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat had during a visit to the headquarters of the world’s third largest container shipping company in the French city last Thursday shared the Malaysian Government’s policy to liberalise the transport sub-sector, including the opening of 30% restriction in foreign ownership.

CMA CGM has had a presence in Port Klang since 1994 and is one of the largest customers of Port Klang. It has since June 1 also served the port of Tanjung Pelepas.

In welcoming the move, the company’s president Jacques R. Saade said “such liberalisation will change the strategy (of the company) in Asia.”

The shipping giant also welcomed Ong’s announcement of gradual liberalisation of cabotage of key sectors such as from Peninsular Malaysia to three major ports in east Malaysia, namely Sepangar, Kuching and Bintulu.

Saade said the company would seriously explore the opportunities available from such a move. He also said the company would expand its dry port bonded warehouses, which include the Port Klang Free Zone.

Later, Ong visited the Port of Marseille, one of the oldest and busiest sea ports in France.

Marseille Port also raised its interest to establish an in-house university specialising in shipping and maritime as part of its education and training project.

Ong took the opportunity to test-drive its state-of-the-art port simulator.

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Port of Tanjung Pelepas bucks trend
www.eximin.net - Jun 23, 2009

WHILE most ports suffer a downturn world-wide, Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is bucking the trend and finds itself among the 20 busiest container terminals in the world.

PTP, which recently signed an agreement with Marseilles-based CMA CGM, expects to handle 6.1 million TEUs, up by nine per cent from the 5.6 million TEUs it handled during 2008.

Under the terms of the agreement, PTP will provide container terminal services to CMA CGM to handle regional transhipment cargo, which will be transhipped at PTP near Singapore.

In fact, even before the agreement, CMA CGM’s vessels had started calling at PTP as a result of the vessel-sharing agreement with Maersk Line.

The PTP Chairman, Mr Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman, has been quoted as saying that CMA CGM had decided to have two hubs in this region, which effectively meant that the French shipping giant will continue to use Westport’s Port Klang further north near Kuala Lumpur

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Administrative Building, Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Johor, Malaysia
From http://www.hintan.com/

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Originally Posted by nazrey

Strategic Location



One of PTP's key advantages is that it is a mere 45 minutes from the confluence of the world's busiest shipping lanes. Easily accessible from the Straits of Malacca, PTP is situated on the eastern side of the mouth of the Pulai River in South-West Johor. PTP is a naturally sheltered deep water port and is near the Malaysia-Singapore Second Crossing.

Ultimate Location
Intersection of East - West International trade lanes
45 minutes diversion time

Natural Factors
Sheltered bay & no tide restriction
Terminal Draft of 15-19 meters
12.6 km of Access channel for two-way traffic
Turning basin of 600m

Aerial View



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Container Yard
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Container Yard
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Container
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Crane
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Crane
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Factories
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Freezone
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Freezone
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Marine Services
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Port At Night
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Port Operation
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Port Operation
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Port View
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Port View
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