INTRODUCTION

PENANG PORT SDN BHD (PPSB), WAS INCORPORATED ON 7 DECEMBER 1993 AND COMMENCED OPERATION ON 1 JANUARY 1994. PPSB IS FULLY OWNED BY THE FINANCE MINISTER (INCORPORATED). IT IS LICENSED TO OPERATE, MANAGE AND MAINTAIN PORT AND FERRY SERVICES AS WELL AS UNDERTAKE PRESENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

PENANG IS AN ALL-WEATHER PORT WITH FACILITIES TO HANDLE UP TO 25 MILLION TONNES OF CARGO ANUALLY. THERE IS ALSO A FREEE COMMERCIAL ZONE TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR VALUE-ADDING ACTIVITIES WITH MINIMAL CUSTOMS FORMALITIES.

EXCEPT FOR SWETTENHAM PIER, ALL OF PPSB'S FACILITIES ARE LOCATED ON THE MAINLAND. THE MAINLAND-BASED FACILITIES ARE :

• BUTTERWORTH WHARVES
• NORTH BUTTERWORTH CONTAINER TERMINAL
• BUTTERWORTH CONTAINER TERMINAL
• PRAI BULK CARGO TERMINAL
• VEGETABLE OIL TANKER PIER
• PRAI WHARF

THE VEGETABLE OIL TANKER PIER, LOCATED SOUTH OF BUTTERWORTH WHARVES, CATER TO THE SPECIALIZED HANDLING REQUIREMENTS OF VEGETABLE OIL. LARGE VOLUMES OF THE COUNTRY'S MAJOR EXPORT OF PALM OIL ARE HANDLED HERE.

THE DEDICATED BERTH IS LINKED BY PINELINES TO FACILITATE DIRECT LOADING AND DISCHARGING OF EDIBLE OIL TO PRIVATELY OWNED ONSHORE STORAGE TANK FARMS.

THE PIER HAS A DOLPHIN BERTH WITH DEPTH ALONGSIDE OF 9 METRES ACD. THERE ARE 92 PRIVATE TANKS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 114,200 TONNES.

PPSB OPERATES A FLEET OF SIX FERRIES WHICH PROVIDES A 24-HOUR FERRY SERVICE LINKING GEORGETOWN ON THE ISLAND TO BUTTERWORTH ON THE MAINLAND. IT TAKES ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES BY FERRY TO CROSS THE 3.2 KM LONG CHANNEL.

PENANG PORT SDN BHD

1, KING EDWARD PLACE, GEORGETOWN 10300 PENANG MALAYSIA, P O BOX 1204, 10710 PENANG, MALAYSIA

VEGETABLE OIL TANKER PIER

THE VEGETABLE OIL TANKER PIER, LOCATED SOUTH OF BUTTERWORTH WHARVES, CATER TO THE SPECIALIZED HANDLING REQUIREMENTS OF VEGETABLE OIL. LARGE VOLUMES OF THE COUNTRY'S MAJOR EXPORT OF PALM OIL ARE HANDLED HERE.

THE DEDICATED BERTH IS LINKED BY PINELINES TO FACILITATE DIRECT LOADING AND DISCHARGING OF EDIBLE OIL TO PRIVATELY OWNED ONSHORE STORAGE TANK FARMS.

THE PIER HAS A DOLPHIN BERTH WITH DEPTH ALONGSIDE OF 9 METRES ACD. THERE ARE 92 PRIVATE TANKS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 114,200 TONNES.

PPSB OPERATES A FLEET OF SIX FERRIES WHICH PROVIDES A 24-HOUR FERRY SERVICE LINKING GEORGETOWN ON THE ISLAND TO BUTTERWORTH ON THE MAINLAND. IT TAKES ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES BY FERRY TO CROSS THE 3.2 KM LONG CHANNEL.

• PROVIDED BY PPSB :
  • PILOTAGE
  • TOWAGE
  • SECURITY
  • FIRE-FIGHTING
  • SHIP REPAIR
• PROVIDED BY CONTRACTORS
  • LABOUR -- THE PORT USES CONTRACT LABOUR FOR BOTH SHORE-BASED AND SHIP-BASED ACTIVITIES. STEVEDORES AND CARGO-HANDLERS ARE PROVIDED BY CONTRACTORS REGISTERED WITH THE PORT LABOUR BOARD.
  • BUNKERING -- PROVIDED BY 3 MAJOR OIL COMPANIES : SHELL MALAYSIA, ESSO STANDARD MALAYSIA AND CALTEX MALAYSIA.
  • LIGHTERAGE -- AVAILABLE FOR SHIPS WORKING IN THE ROADS. THE PRIVATELY OWNED LIGHTERS TRANSPORT CARGO TO AND FROM SHIPS IN MID-STREAM AND PRIVATE JETTIES