Background and History of PPC Establishment
The Penang Port Commission (PPC) was established on 1 January 1956 under the Penang Port Commission Act, 1955. As a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Transport, PPC is responsible for the administration of Penang Port. The main duties of PPC include providing and maintaining port and ferry facilities and services, as well as promoting the development and use of the port as an international port in northwest Peninsular Malaysia.
Established on 1 January 1956 under the Penang Port Commission Act, 1955 as a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Transport.
Effective 1 January 1994, port and ferry operations were privatized to Penang Port Sdn. Bhd. (PPSB) pursuant to the Ports (Privatization) Act 1990.
In 1995, Parliament approved amendments to the Penang Port Commission Act 1955, enabling PPC’s functions and powers to be extended to other ports.
Effective from 1999, the functions, powers and duties of the Penang Port Commission (PPC) have been extended to include the Teluk Ewa Jetty
PPC is committed to promoting Penang Port as the premier port of choice in the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) and Bay of Bengal, as well as becoming a logistics hub in the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER).
Premier port of choice in the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle
Strategic trade hub in the Bay of Bengal region
Logistics hub in the Northern Corridor Economic Region
Level 2, Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal, No.1A, Pesara King Edward, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang.
Tel: +604-263 3211
Fax: +604-262 6211
Email:
sppp@penangport.gov.my
