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Port operators nationwide should step up decarbonisation to meet international environmental standards and stay competitive, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Speaking after launching Port of Tanjung Pelepas’ electric prime movers in Johor Baru on Thursday (Oct 8), Loke said Malaysia also aims to position its ports as green bunkering hubs as the shipping industry moves towards alternative fuels and net-zero emissions by 2050.

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00:08First of all, this is our obligation to the international community under the IMO requirement.
00:15We have to achieve net zero by 2050.
00:20So we have a runway of about 24 years.
00:23So net zero means that we have to ensure that the decarbonisation agenda can be met so that decarbonisation can
00:33be achieved by various factors.
00:36First of course is in terms of the energy being used by the ships.
00:41So around the world, shipping companies right now are looking at what are the alternative fuel.
00:47Traditional marine fuel, of course, a lot of carbonisation.
00:51So we need to reduce the emission.
00:55So various options are being considered right now by the international shipping industry.
01:01One of it is methanol, LNG, ammonia.
01:05These are the few options to be considered.
01:10So why is it important for us is that it is a new opportunity for us.
01:15So because if shipping industry moves towards alternative energy,
01:21then we have the opportunity to supply those new energy.
01:27And we want to make our port as a green bunkering hub.
01:31So this is one opportunity and also an obligation at the international level.
01:37Secondly, in terms of decarbonisation, it's not only the ship but at the port operations level.
01:44It is so important to reduce emission.
01:48So emission by ports is something like the prime wovers.
01:50There are hundreds of prime wovers moving around the ports.
01:53The key crane, the machines,
01:55all that typically use diesel in the past to operate.
02:00So right now there is a move towards transition to use alternative.
02:04Say for example, the prime mover, what PTP is doing right now is to transition
02:09from a diesel powered prime mover into a electric prime mover.
02:14So that will reduce emission at the port operations level.
02:18So this is the thing that being done.
02:20And it's important because not only is ESG compliance
02:25to make our ports more responsible.
02:28And with ESG compliance, you will achieve certain standards
02:32because these are the requirement by a lot of international companies too.
02:36So when your ports are achieved certain level of ESG,
02:43that will of course give you better, not only services, but better rankings
02:49in terms of the competitors of the port.
02:53So it's very important as far as maritime sector is concerned.
02:56How does MOT carry your role in this?
02:59MOT is at a policy level.
03:01So in terms of policy, what are the policies that we need to do,
03:05governing the ports?
03:07So that's why in terms of green bunkering, as I mentioned just now,
03:11we are working together with the Australian government
03:13to come up with a regulatory roadmap.
03:16How do we do about the regulation?
03:17Because this is something new.
03:19So in terms of regulations, in terms of SOP,
03:22in terms of the entire operations at the port have to be changed.
03:27Because, say for example, if you do green bunkering,
03:30you need a new protocol of how do you bunker.
03:35Say for example right now, you look at how we conduct the E-prime over.
03:40You need charging station.
03:41So you need charging station, you need to know,
03:44the drivers need to know, the operators need to know,
03:46how to charge it in a safe manner.
03:50So all these need new protocols and new SOPs.
03:55So at the government level, at the MOT level,
03:58our role is to provide the policy as well as the regulation.
04:01So all these will be regulated under the port authorities in future.
04:07Okay?
04:07What is the EPM that will be delivered?
04:11This certainly depends on the operator-operator pelabur.
04:15Okay?
04:16Because all these are the laborers
04:18and the new ones are done by the operator.
04:24The government doesn't have to pay for the operator.
04:26The government doesn't have to pay for E-prime over this.
04:27This is due to the operator-operator pelabur,
04:32such as PTP.
04:33So PTP, so that's true,
04:35agak kehadapan dalam perkara ini.
04:37Tetapi yakin,
04:38kita yakin pihak operator-operator pelabur yang lain
04:41juga perlu mengambil langkah yang sama
04:44kerana mereka juga perlu
04:50comply dengan ESG.
04:52Mereka juga perlu comply untuk decarbonization.
04:56Jadi ini adalah sesuatu yang penting
04:58untuk syarikat-syarikat swasta.
04:59Sebab kalau mereka tak comply dengan ESG,
05:02maka mungkin mereka punya
05:05daya saing mereka akan berkurangan.
05:07Jadi saya yakin operator-operator pelabur yang lain
05:09juga akan mengikut langkah yang sama.
05:12Okay, untuk makluman satu lagi,
05:13makluman yang penting ialah
05:14PTP sekarang ini,
05:16seperti yang saya katakan,
05:17adalah pelabur yang paling sibuk.
05:21Okay?
05:21Satu-satu single operator,
05:23kalau single pelabur,
05:24adalah pelabur yang mengendalikan
05:26kontainer yang paling banyak
05:28di serun negara.
05:29RM14 juta lebih.
05:31Jadi,
05:32pelabuhan Johor sekarang ini,
05:35dia ada dua.
05:36Kita gabungkan PTP dengan Pasir Gudang,
05:39menjadi satu entiti
05:42untuk kita memasuki senarai
05:45Lois List.
05:46Lois List ini ialah senarai
05:48pelabuhan-pelabuhan tersebut di dunia.
05:50Jadi, tahun lalu,
05:52untuk yang baru diumumkan baru-baru ini,
05:55iaitu pada tahun 2025,
05:58pelabuhan Johor,
05:58iaitu PTP dan Pasir Gudang,
06:00telah menjadi pelabuhan yang
06:01kesebelas tersebut di seluruh dunia.
06:04Yang kesepuluh ialah pelabuhan Kelang.
06:06Jadi, ini satu pencapaian
06:08yang agak dibanggakan,
06:12kerana PTP memang merupakan satu
06:14pelabuhan yang berpotensi besar,
06:16sebagai satu transshipment hub,
06:18yang terbesar di negara kita.
06:21Dan, kita berharap lebih banyak
06:23aktiviti ekonomi akan dapat dijana
06:25dan lebih banyak pelaburan dapat
06:27ditarik untuk
06:29ke kawasan bersekitar
06:31dengan pelabuhan tenjung pelepas ini.
06:33Dan, seterusnya,
06:34sudah tentu kita nak
06:36membangunkan sektor Green Bankering.
06:39Itu seperti yang saya katakan,
06:40tenaga baru
06:41yang digunakan oleh
06:43syarikat-syarikat perkapalan
06:45dunia.
06:47Jadi, PTP ini ada potensi
06:49yang cukup besar
06:49untuk menjadi Green Bankering Hub.

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