JOHOR PORT IS THE FIRST PORT IN MALAYSIA WITH THREE INTERLINK PIPELINES, WITH COLLABORATION OF 3 MAJOR LPG COMPANIES, STRENGTHENING ITS ROLE AS LPG SOUTHERN HUB
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JOHOR BAHRU, 3 December 2019 – Johor Port Berhad (JPB), a Member of MMC Group marked another milestone as the first Port in Malaysia to have three interlink pipelines at its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal.
The three interlink pipelines made possible through a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) between JPB’s biggest LPG customers namely PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB), Boustead Petroleum Marketing (BHP) and NGC Energy Sdn Bhd (NGC). The JOA intensifies a closer strategic partnership between the three (3) main LPG players in the country in undertaking the project of aligning and connecting the parties’ import pipelines.
The project will help the parties to mitigate high demurrage exposure, to achieve vessel optimization and operation efficiency, as well as to have better stock management.
Similarly, the JOA also aims to optimize the overall product and operations cost through the flexibility of having access to all jetties, seamless product transportation arrangement amongst all parties from an efficient inter-tank transfer operation.
“Johor Port is also receiving positive impact through this collaboration. We expect the terminal to operate faster and have a better vessel turnaround time. I commend the efforts and cooperation given by PDB, BHP and NGC. In business, companies compete against each other. However, the three key players in the Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) business have come up with a solution for mutual benefit, through the interlink pipelines, first in the country” said Shahrull Allam Shah Abdul Halim, Chief Executive of Johor Port Berhad.
As the premier southern gateway multipurpose port, Johor Port is also the storage and distribution hub of LPG in the southern region to meet the local demand. The multi-purpose port plays an important role as LPG southern hub to ensure the availability of this important gas for households and food establishments throughout southern region namely Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Johor.
Photo caption from left standing front row: Mr. Mohd Fadzil Bin Md Nor, General Manager LPG of BHPetrol, Mr Shamsul Bahri Sahgidon, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Tuan Haji Mohd Shobri Bin A Bakar, General Manager Supply & Distribution Division of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad, Mr Sharull Allam Shah, Chief Executive Officer of Johor Port Berhad, Mr Ahmad Salhin Bin Mustapha, Assistant General Manager Corporate Services of Johor Port Authority and Mr Sundarajan Subramaniam, Head of Sales & Marketing of NGC Energy.
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Kontena Nasional Berhad (KNB) is Malaysia’s premier logistics company with 50 years of experience in logistics operations. KNB began operations in 1971 when containerisation was introduced to the country.
Since its inception, it has expanded its business from just container haulage to international freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, supply chain solutions, cold chain solution and Halal logistics.
Today, KNB is one of Malaysia’s largest one-stop logistics companies providing comprehensive logistics solutions customised to customer’s requirements.
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ABOUT MMC CORPORATION BERHAD
MMC Corporation Berhad (“MMC”) is a leading utilities and infrastructure group with diversified businesses in Malaysia and abroad under four divisions, namely Ports and Logistics, Energy and Utilities, Engineering and Industrial Development. Its key businesses under the Ports and Logistics Division includes the port operations of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd, Johor Port Berhad, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, Penang Port Sdn Bhd, Tanjung Bruas Port Sdn Bhd and Kontena Nasional Berhad, a logistics provider. Internationally, MMC has presence in Saudi Arabia via Red Sea Gateway Terminal Company Limited, a container port terminal within the Jeddah Islamic Port.
Under the Energy and Utilities Division, Malakoff Corporation Berhad is the largest Independent Power Producer in Malaysia and its subsidiary, Alam Flora Sdn Bhd is one of the leading environmental management companies in the country. Under Gas Malaysia Berhad, MMC is the supplier of reticulated natural gas in Peninsular Malaysia operating and maintaining 2,600 kilometres of Natural Gas Distribution System network. Through Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad, MMC provides full-fledge water services using high technology treatment in Malaysia.
MMC’s Engineering Division has played a leading role on the elevated section as well as the main contractor for the underground work package for the 51-kilometre Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (“KVMRT”) Kajang Line including 9.5 kilometres underground works. Currently, MMC is the main turnkey contractor for the entire 52.2 kilometres KVMRT Putrajaya Line. MMC has also successfully completed the 329-kilometre Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrified Double Tracking Project as well as the innovative Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (“SMART”) motorway, the first of its kind, dual-purpose tunnel in the world.
MMC is currently in the final stage of completing the Langat Centralised Sewerage Treatment Plant which will serve 920,000 Population Equivalent and Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant which will supply 1,130 million litres of treated water per day.
MMC’s Industrial Development Division develops and manages approximately 5,000 acres of industrial developments namely Senai Airport City (“SAC”) and Tanjung Bin Industrial Park (“TBIP”) in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor and Northern Technocity (“NTC”) in Kulim Kedah. The SAC, TBIP and NTC developments come under the ambit of MMC’s Industrial Development Division, operating under three companies namely Senai Airport City Sdn Bhd, Seaport Worldwide Sdn Bhd and Northern Technocity Sdn Bhd.
In other business, through Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, MMC is the operator of Senai International Airport in Johor Bahru – the southern aviation hub and an important gateway to Iskandar Malaysia and Kerteh Airport in Terengganu.
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Nor Sazlenna Johan, Executive Corporate Communications, Kontena Nasional Berhad, tel: +6018 201 2286 / +603 7876 1933, email: noor.sazlenna@kn.com.my
Azlina Ashar, Head of Group Corporate Communications, MMC Corporation Berhad, tel: +6019 6688 990 / +603 2071 1124, email: azlina.ashar@mmc.com.my
