New monthly record for Port of Tanjung Pelepas
NewsPTP set a new milestone for Malaysia by becoming the first port in the country to exceed 1.1 million TEU in monthly throughput, all without experiencing congestion.
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has completed two new berths and the land reclamation projects for the construction of a further six, under its phase 2 development programme. The new berths (Nos 7 and 8) are expected to raise annual handling capacity from 4.5 mill TEU to 6.0 mill TEU. They increase overall quay length by 720m to 2.88 km and will be able to handle the next generation of container vessel, which are expected to have an LOA in excess of 400m.Depth alongside the new berths is 19m a
PTP has also introduced a new wharf design in the second phase of development, which incorporates provisions to accommodate wider quay crane rail spacings of 45m, compared to its current 30.5m span. The increase is in anticipation of new crane designs that will be used to conduct operations on the next generation vessels as well as accommodating twin lifts.
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