Tanco, CCCC Dredging sign MoA for smart AI container port

Tanco Holdings Bhd (THB), through its 79%-owned subsidiary Midports Holdings Sdn Bhd (MHSB), has inked a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with CCCC Dredging Southeast Asia Sdn Bhd (CDSA), a subsidiary of China-based CCCC Dredging (Group) Co Ltd (CDCL).

According to Tanco, this contract formalizes CDSA’s role as the professional consultant for designing and engineering Malaysia’s first smart artificial intelligence (AI) container port in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.

Also, the agreement establishes the framework for CDSA to provide comprehensive design services for the smart AI port, which includes conceptual design, front-end engineering design (Feed), and detailed engineering.

These services will encompass key aspects such as the wharf, approach bridges, harbor basin, and storage yards, positioning the smart AI container port as a modern infrastructure project that will enhance Malaysia’s role in global maritime logistics, said Tanco.