The key economic activities in Flagship C are port and marine services, warehousing, logistics, engineering, hi-tech manufacturing, food production, petrochemical industry, entreport trade. Flagship C boasts a logistic centre, regional distribution centres, regional procurement centres and utilities (power).

MMC Corp Bhd, a public-listed company in Bursa Malaysia, is the main player in Flagship C via its shareholdings in the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) and the Tanjung Bin Power Plant.

Most of the land banks in Flagship C are agricultural lands and mangrove forests.

In terms of land bank availability, about 700 acres in the Free Trade Zone in Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) are still available for development in various sectors including warehousing, international procurement and more. The proposed 2,215 acres of the Maritime Centre at Tanjung Bin also offer investment opportunities to players in oil and gas industry.

As of February 2008, land prices in Flagship C ranged around RM18 (US$5) per sq ft (for industrial/commercial use).

Convenient expressways connect the area to Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur. It takes only 30 minutes to drive from Flagship C to Johor Bahru and the Senai Airport. In the future, there will be a MRT/LRT system connecting Flagship C to the Johor Bahru City Centre and elsewhere.

Location
Flagship C is located within the south-western region of Iskandar Malaysia. It is bound by Mukim Jeram Batu and Mukim Jelutong to the north; Mukim Serkat and Mukim Sungai Karang to the west; Selat Tebrau to the south; and Gelang Patah and Nusajaya to the east. It covers an area of more than 30,000 acres.

Key Landmarks
Besides the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), other key landmarks in Flagship C include Ramsar sites (Mukim Sungai Karang and Hutan Simpan Kekal Sungai Pulai), the Tanjung Bin Power Plant, the Second Link Access to Singapore and medium density residential areas (from PTP towards Leisure Farm).

Historical Background
Back in 1994, Flagship C used to be a fishing village surrounded mostly by Ramsar zones and agricultural land banks. Today, the area has been developed into one of the most important maritime hubs in Malaysia. Its flagship, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), is located on the eastern mouth of the Pulai River in South-western Johor, Malaysia.

Connectivity
Flagship C is accessible via local roads from the Second Link Expressway and is also connected to the North-South Expressway and Pasir Gudang Highway. By sea, it is accessible via the Port of Tanjung Pelepas.

Population
The total population of Flagship C is about 45,000, mostly concentrated near the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (est. 25,000), Mukim Jeram Batu (est. 11,000), Mukim Serkat (est. 5,000) and Mukim Sungai Karang (est. 2,000).

Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)
Since its humble beginning in 1999, the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has grown into one of the world’s major container ports. In 2000, PTP was ranked 148th among the world’s busiest and most well run ports and in 2008, it was ranked 17th. PTP is currently spending RM1.4 billion to expand its quay with the addition of four berths. This expansion project will increase the handling capacity of PTP to 12 million TEUs. The port was also voted ‘Asia’s Container Terminal of the Year’ in 2004 and 2006.

Second Link To Singapore
The Malaysia-Singapore Second Link is a bridge connecting Singapore and Johor, Malaysia. In Singapore, it is officially known as the Tuas Second Link. It was opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. The bridge was built to reduce traffic congestion on the Johor-Singapore Causeway. The twin-deck bridge supports a dual three- laned carriageway linking Kampong Ladang at Tanjung Kupang, Johor to Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim at Tuas, Singapore. The total length of the bridge over water is 1,920m (6,300ft).

Ramsar Heritage Park

Pulau Kukup, Sungai Pulai and Tanjung Piai were designated as Ramsar sites on 31 January 2003. Covering about 23,000 acres, the Ramsar site in Johor is the largest uninhabited mangrove island in the world. The Ramsar sites provide great opportunities for tourism activities. The location of three of Malaysia’s six Ramsar sites in Iskandar Malaysia gives IM a unique position in the eyes of the world because these areas are recognised worldwide as wetlands of international standing.  What makes the Johor Ramsar sites unique is the concentration of 25 species of mangroves, which cannot be found anywhere else in the world, in all three sites. Read more about these Ramsar Sites

Tanjung Bin Power Plant
Tanjung Bin Power Sdn Bhd has been granted a licence to construct, operate and own a 2,100MW coal-fired power plant in Tanjung Bin, Johor, for a 25-year period, effective from the commercial operation date of the first unit. The power plant comprises three power-generating units, each with a nominal net capacity of 700MW. Tanjung Bin Power Sdn Bhd is a 90% subsidiary of Malakoff Corporation Berhad which in turn is a 51%-owned subsidiary of MMC Bhd.

Bunker Terminal
There is a plan to develop a Regional Petroleum Hub on the Government's reclaimed island at Tanjung Bin, Johor. The hub will have a Tank Farm facility with a capacity of approximately 1 million cubic metres as well as two jetties and seven berths. Currently, work is proceeding on a fast-track schedule.

Maritime Centre
MMC has proposed to develop a 2,215-acre maritime centre at Tanjung Bin that will comprise oil terminal activities, drydocks, a shipyard, conventional cargo handling facilities, logistic parks and real estate development. The proposed development has drawn considerable interest from foreign investors with potential investments totalling RM16 billion. Work is currently proceeding.