（吉隆坡3日讯）IJM（IJM，3336，主板建筑股）将斥资20亿令吉于关丹港口建筑新深水终站，可让高达20万载重吨的船舶停靠。
IJM董事经理兼总执行长拿督郑建民透露，新深水终站将在明年首季动工，需时24个月，届时关丹港口的吞吐量将从前的2600万运费吨，提高至5200万运费吨。
“我们正研究最后的设计蓝图，一旦中国合作伙伴———广西北部湾国际港务集团在10月到位，我们即可进一步落实。”
今年2月，IJM以1亿200万美元（3亿2308万令吉）脱售关丹港口的40%股权予广西北部湾国际港务集团，脱售所得将用于深水终站的建筑工程中。
新深水终站将水深16米，并计划在第二期工程时再挖掘多2米。
ETP带来新订单
郑建民也看好IJM将能在经济转型执行方案（ETP）下，取得更多工程合约。
这些工程包括捷运计划（MRT）、乡区城市化计划、大规模的综合发展计划、道路特许经营权等。
“除此之外，子公司IJM置地（IJMLAND，5215，主板产业股）的产业发展计划，也提高IJM增加订单的机会，特别是大马正值经济转型，政府着重于基建开支上，更是激励产业和基建市场的展望。”
种植业务方面，虽然取得强劲的产量扩张，但较低的原棕油价格料将重击今年种植业务的业绩表现。
截至今年3月31日，IJM市值达75亿3000万令吉，总资产计有151亿令吉。
文章转引自：马来西亚《南洋商报》，2013年7月4日。KUALA LUMPUR: IJM Corp Bhd, the operator of Kuantan Port, will invest about RM2bil to build a new deep-water terminal for the berthing of vessels of up to 200,000 deadweight tonnage.
IJM chief executive officer and managing director Datuk Teh Kean Ming said construction of the new terminal was expected to commence in the first quarter of next year, with a 24-month completion period.
Once ready, he said, the new terminal would double the size of the multi-purpose port, in terms of capacity, to handle 52 million freight tonnes of cargo, from the current 26 million.
“We are currently looking at the final design plan. Once our Chinese partner, Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co Ltd, comes on board in October this year, we can decide on further specifications,” Teh said.
“The proceeds from IJM’s 40% stake disposal in Kuantan Port to Guangxi would be used to fund the construction, together with a portion of internal funding.”
The IJM-Guangxi sale and purchase deal of about US$102mil (about RM323mil), is expected to be finalised within three months.
Teh said the new terminal would be constructed with a water depth of 16 metres, with plans in place to dredge the waters to two more metres, in the second phase of development.
“We would construct the terminal under the first phase. The construction works will be mainly undertaken by IJM, as we have the expertise,” he added.
The expansion of Kuantan Port is part of the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park, in which Guangxi will invest more than RM7bil directly or via joint ventures with Malaysian companies.
Kuantan Port is situated about 25km to the north of Kuantan city and faces the South China Sea on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
Previously run by the Kuantan Port Authority, it was privatised in 1998, and is now operated by Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd. – Bernama
SOURCE: The Star, 4 July 2013.
