Hilton’s career includes twelve years with various ports in the DP World Group: prior to this he was DP World’s managing director/VP SE Asia and his roles included the turnaround of Caucedo terminal in the Dominican Republic and the successful start up of the Ho Chi Minh City container terminal in Vietnam.

Datuk Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman, PTP’s chairman said, “Glen Hilton’s track record and extensive experience in managing ports and delivering results makes him the ideal candidate for this position [and] we look forward to him stepping into his new role to continue PTP’s development and expansion plans.”

The expansion, costing RM1.4bn (US$450m), involves building two new berths, three container yards, the purchase of new cranes and electrifying the existing fleet of (E RTGS). Construction of the 720 m of new berths has already started with completion slated for May 2014. The expansion, which will raise PTP’s annual handling capacity by 25% to 10.5m teu and increase the number of berths to 14 with total quay length of 5km, will complete Phase 2 of PTP’s master plan.