Malaysian Ports' Container Throughput Up 9.4 Per Cent In Jan-July Period

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysian ports recorded a 9.4 percent increase in container throughput in the first seven months of 2011.
 
In a statement Tuesday, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said 11.6 million TEUs were handled by ports nationwide in the Jan-July 2011 period compared with 10.6 million TEUs in last year's first seven months.
 
Port Klang recorded a 8.0 percent growth in container throughput from 5.1 million TEUs to 5.5 million TEUs while Port of Tanjung Pelepas 16.2 pct from 3.8 million TEUs to 4.3 million TEUs.
 
The total figure for July 2011 alone was 1.8 million TEUs, an increase of 7.3 percent from 1.7 million TEUs in the same month of last year.
 
Meanwhile, the amount of cargo handled rose 31.5 million tonnes or 9.3 percent to 371.1 million tonnes in Jan-July 2011 from 339.6 million tonnes in the previous corresponding period.