PENANG PORT FERRY SERVICE WITH UPDATED VEHICLE FERRY AND FREE FARE

ABOUT PENANG PORT SDN BHD (PPSB)

Penang Port  Sdn Bhd is a port operator company  (a  member of the  MMC  Group) located in the   Penang  State,  in the north-west of  Peninsular  Malaysia.  Penang  Port is the oldest and longest-established port in  Malaysia.  The port serves as the main gateway for shippers in the Northern States of Malaysia as well as the Southern Provinces of Thailand.

The port is fully equipped to handle all types of cargo, such as containerised and non-containerized cargo such as liquid, dry bulk, and break-bulk.

Apart from cargo, Penang Port receives passengers at the  Swettenham Pier  Cruise Terminal (SPCT ), “A Leading Cruise Destination in  South  East  Asia.”  located on Penang Island. The terminal can handle up to one million passengers a year.

Additional information can be found on www.penangport.com.my

Khairol lkram Salamat, Head Section,  Corporate  Communications,  Penang  Port Sdn  Bhd

Tel: +6019 4004302 / +604 3752443

Fax: +604 3752409

ABOUT MMC CORPORATION BERHAD

MMC Corporation Berhad (MMC Group) is a leading utilities and infrastructure group with diversified businesses under four divisions, namely Ports and Logistics, Energy and Utilities, Engineering and Industrial Development.

Its key businesses under the Ports and Logistics division include the 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. Internationally, MMC Group 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, MMC Group is the single largest shareholder of both Malakoff Corporation Berhad and Gas Malaysia Berhad.

MMC Group’s Engineering division has played a leading role for the implementation of the entire project including the underground works package in completing the 51 km Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang project (SBK Line) and is now the main turnkey contractor for the entire Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya project (SSP Line). Prior to this, MMC Group has successfully completed the 329 km 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 Group is currently, undertaking key civil and infrastructure projects in the country namely Langat Centralised Sewerage Treatment Plant and Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant.

Under Industrial Development, MMC Group’s Property develops and manages close to 6,000 acres of industrial developments in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor and Kulim, Kedah, which include the Senai Airport City, Tanjung Bin Petrochemical & Maritime Industrial Centre (TBPMIC) and the Northern Technocity (NTC). The Senai Airport City, TBPMIC and NTC developments come under the ambit of Group Property’s three operating companies – Senai Airport City Sdn Bhd, Seaport Worldwide Sdn Bhd and Northern Technocity Sdn Bhd respectively.

In other businesses, MMC Group wholly-owns Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad, a company which specialises in the full spectrum of water treatment and Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, the operator of Senai International Airport in Johor Bahru – a major aviation hub and the main air transportation gateway to Iskandar Malaysia.

Enquiries

Please log on to www.mmc.com.my or call:

Azmi Anis, Head of Corporate Communications, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd

Tel: 012 – 3207755 / +603-3169 8888

Email: azmi@northport.com.my

Azlina Ashar, Head of Group Corporate Communications, MMC Corporation Berhad

Tel: 019 6688 990 / +603 2071 1124

Fax: +603 2026 2431

Email: azlina.ashar@mmc.com.my