Record first half for PTP
Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) recorded a throughput of 2.24m teu in the first six months of 2006, cementing its place as the busiest port in Malaysia. The 2.24m teu represents an increase of 7.9% compared with the same period last year.
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s Impsa claims to have built the world’s largest quayside gantry crane on behalf of client Tanjung Pelepas (PTP).
The crane, which cost E5.637m, is 89 metres high and 150 metres long.
It has the ability to lift two 40 foot containers simultaneously. PTP placed a ¢32.523m contract with Impsa for a total of six cranes, which will be supplied in two batches of three.
Increasing demand has prompted Impsa to expand its crane manufacturing facility at Lumut Maritime Terminal, requiring investment of ¢26m. This will allow the company to produce up to 18 quayside gantry cranes and 40 RTGs annually.
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