PTP to raise annual capacity by 25% with expansion

JOHOR BARU: Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), which completed phase two of its master plan through a recent expansion, is looking to raise its annual handling capacity by 25% to 10.5 million 20ft equivalent units (TEUs).

“Our stated annualised capacity is 10.5 million TEUs but we are now embarking on various initiatives to enable the port to increase its capacity to up to 12.5 million TEUs in the next three to five years,” chief executive officer Glen Hilton said.