PTP lands new CEO

   Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia’s largest container terminal operator, has appointed Glen Hilton to chief executive officer.
   “Glen’s track record and extensive experience in managing ports and delivering results makes him the ideal candidate for this position,” said Datuk Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman, PTP’s chairman, in a statement.
   Hilton has spent the past 12 years at DP World Group, and prior to this appointment was the managing director and vice president for Southeast Asia for DP World Asia. He played a role in the turnaround of Caucedo terminal in the Dominican Republic and the startup of Ho Chi Minh City container terminal in Vietnam.
   PTP has embarked on a major expansion in recent years and its new berths and equipment will be able to handle the Maersk Line Triple-E vessels with 18,000 TEUs capacity. PTP is one of six ports (the others are Felixstowe, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Yantian, Shanghai and Ningbo) selected by Maersk Line for its Daily Mearsk program.
   In 2012, PTP handled 7.7 million TEUs, consolidating its position as the largest container terminal in Malaysia.