Malaysia container throughput edges up in Q1
Malaysian ports recorded an increase in container throughput of 6.5 percent to 5.1 million TEUs in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, said Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha.
In a statement, he said Port Klang was the top container port in the period (January-March 2012) with a throughput of 2.46 million TEUs compared with 2.26 million TEUs in the same period in 2011, an increase of 9.1 per cent, reported Bernama Daily.
In addition, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) managed a throughput of 1.88 million TEUs for the first quarter against 1.79 million TEUs in the same period a year ago.
Kong said all ports in Malaysia experienced positive growth of between one per cent and 24 per cent, with the exception of Johor Port, Kuantan Port and Miri Port, which declined by 8.9 per cent, 6.7 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively.
The drop in Johor Port's container throughput was due to a 30 per cent decrease in container transhipment to the port compared with the same period last year.
As for Kuantan Port, the decline was due to empty containers as a result of lower import and export trade.
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