Port of Tanjung Pelepas
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas is a container port located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia, and is part of the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network, which holds a minority share in the joint venture. The port is currently the 15th busiest container port in the world, as well as the fifth most efficient port in the world.
Located away from Malaysia's second largest city, Johor Bahru, PTP is situated on the eastern mouth of the Pulai River in south-western Gelang Patah, in close proximity to the Straits of Johor, which separates the countries of Malaysia and Singapore and the Strait of Malacca. Transshipment accounts for over 90 percent of the port's traffic. The port was constructed in an attempt to compete with Singaporean ports.
History
On 13 March 2000, the harbour held its inauguration ceremony, which was officiated by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.| Year | TEU |
| 2001 | 2.0 |
| 2002 | 2.6 |
| 2003 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | 5.58 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6.5 |
| 2011 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | 7.7 |
| 2020 | 9.8 |
| 2021 | 11.2 |
In June 2020, 110 containers of toxic electric arc furnace dust, amounting to some 1,864 tonnes, were found at the port. The Malaysian government said it would work to repatriate the waste.
Facilities
The current port offers 14 berths totalling of linear wharf length, and a container yard which contains around 240,000 TEU in storage space, 48,374 ground slot and 5,080 reefer points.The berths are serviced by 66 Super Post-Panamax quay cranes, 24 EEE cranes with 24 rows outreach, 11 of which have a 22 rows outreach and dual hoist pick, 30 with 22 rows outreach and twin lift. The total capacity of the port today is over 12.5 million TEU per year with 174 rubber tyred gantry cranes and 498 prime movers operates around the container facility.
In addition to road connectivity, the port is also connected to the peninsula's freight railway system that extends from Johor to the south to southern Thailand to the north, via a 4-track rail terminal. The port development area covers for the port terminal and for the free trade zone. The port has a harbour with a draft of, and a turning basin of.
The 2007 master plan of the port envisages over 95 berths with 150 million TEU terminal handling capacity. The berths are expected to extend from the mouth of the Pulai River to Malaysia–Singapore Second Link.