Pelepas volume hit new high

Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Malaysia, which competes with Singapore for container transshipment cargo, has reported record throughput for the nine months to 30 September and for the third quarter.

“The rise in volumes is attributed to the continuing global economic upturn, the increasing market share of local cargo and the addition of new services calling at PTP,” port managers said.

Volumes for nine months rose 20% to 3.02M TEU with over 16%. PTP completed two berths in the third quarter as part of its second phase expansion and now has a total of eight berths of 360m each. The port is bringing in new equipment including more quay and yard cranes to deal with increasing capacity and volumes.