Johor Port Bags Industry Excellence Award 2020
- November 2, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JOHOR PORT BAGS INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE AWARD 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 November 2021 – Johor Port Berhad (Johor Port), a member of MMC Group proudly clinched two awards at the Anugerah Kecemerlangan Industri (AKI) or Industry Excellence Award for the Service Sector under Category 4 (Domestic company with sales turnover of more than RM100 million) and the Prime Minister’s Awards, the highest accolade at the awards ceremony.
Organised by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), the AKI Award was established to encourage and recognise outstanding Malaysian companies which emphasizes Continuous Improvement in their Products and Services; over the years has gained a reputation for being the nation’s premier corporate recognition award.
YBhg Dato’ Sri Che Khalib Mohamad Noh, Chairman of Johor Port Berhad and Group Managing Director of MMC Corporation Berhad together with Md Derick Basir, Chief Executive Officer of Johor Port Berhad received the award on behalf of Johor Port Berhad at the event. The Prime Minister’s Award which carries a cash prize of RM500,000.00 was personally handed over by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob.
“We are truly honored to receive this award as it signifies Johor Port Berhad’s Continuous Improvement in delivering high-quality services to our customers. Over the last couple of years, we have undertaken numerous initiatives to innovate and establish Johor Port Berhad as one of the most efficient multi-purpose ports in the region. We are committed to creating more innovation and even better solutions for our customers across the globe and this recognition is a testament to our ability to understand and adapt to tomorrow’s market as well as continue instilling Business Excellence processes in all facets of our operations,” said YBhg Dato’ Sri Che Khalib.
Photo caption: (From Left) YAB Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob, Malaysia Prime Minister, YBhg Dato’ Sri Che Khalib Mohamad Noh, Group Managing Director of MMC Corporation Berhad and En Md Derick Basir, Chief Executive Officer of Johor Port Berhad
ABOUT JOHOR PORT BERHAD
Johor Port Berhad, a Member of MMC Group is an integrated multi-purpose port facility located at the southern tip of Peninsula Malaysia providing a comprehensive range of port services to meet the individual needs of its customer. Commencing operation in 1977 as the original Southern Gateway Multi-Purpose Port in Malaysia, Johor Port currently operates a total area of 1,000 acres, 660 acres of which are designated as Free Zone.
With 24 berths and a total berthing length of 4.9 km, the services and facilities within Johor Port include the Container Terminal, Bulk and Break Bulk Terminal, Liquid Terminal and Warehousing Facilities. As the 1st port in Malaysia to be accorded with Free Zone status, Johor Port is the appointed Free Zone Authority for the management of its Free Zone area.
Johor Port is the largest Palm Oil terminal in the world and was designated as an approved London Metal Exchange (LME) location in 2004. Johor Port is also one of the largest discharging points for Rice and Cocoa in Malaysia as well as being one of the biggest Terminals in Malaysia for Fertilizer and Cement.
For more information, please visit http://www.johorport.com.my/.
ABOUT MMC CORPORATION BERHAD
MMC Corporation Berhad (“MMC”) 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 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 2,468 kilometres of gas pipeline. 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 as the Project Delivery Partner and underground works package contractor in completing 51 kilometres Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (“KVMRT”) Kajang Line (previously known as Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line) including 9.5 kilometres underground works. Currently, MMC is the main turnkey contractor for 52.2 kilometres KVMRT Putrajaya Line (previously known as Sungai Buloh-Serdang-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.
Enquiries
Please log on to www.mmc.com.my or call:
Norhidawati Yahaya, Manager, Corporate Communications, Johor Port Berhad
Tel: +607 2535 888 (ext 672)
Email: norhidawati@johorport.com.my
Azlina Ashar, Head of Group Corporate Communications, MMC Corporation Berhad
Tel: +6019 6688 990 / +603 2071 1124
Fax: +603 2026 2431
Email: azlina.ashar@mmc.com.my
