On 13 April 2021 Johor Port Berhad (Johor Port), a member of MMC Group, supported the nation’s export of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in ISO tank containers to Shanghai, China from its port in Pasir Gudang, Johor.

This marked the first export of Petroliam Nasional Berhad’s (Petronas) LNG in ISO tank containers from Johor to China, with Johor Port providing the critical dangerous goods (DG) management and special cargo handling services to ensure the success of the maiden shipment, which has been safely delivered to the Port of Shanghai on 23 April 2021.

Present to witness the maiden shipment of LNG in ISO tank containers at Johor Port Container Terminal were Juhaimi Hashim, Acting General Manager, Container, Johor Port, Rizal Affendi Suffian, Head, LNG Marketing South Asia, Petronas LNG Ltd and team members from Petronas LNG Ltd and Petronas Chemical Group.

Johor Port has direct calls to Intra-Asia destinations and is capable in managing DG as well as handling special cargo to cater for cargoes that do not come in a standard container. The maiden shipment further validates Johor Port’s important role in strengthening Malaysia’s position as an LNG ISO tank export hub.

As the Southern Gateway Multi-Purpose Port in Malaysia as well as being the world’s single largest Palm Oil Terminal, Johor Port is an important port for the oil and gas industry. Moving forward, Johor Port will play an increasingly pivotal role as a driver of the energy commodity in the Southern Region and continue to support the growth of the LNG business in Malaysia. Johor Port has also provided Marine Services for the first LNG bunkering operations in Pasir Gudang Port Limit at the Johor Port anchorage area in November last year.