The North Butterworth Container Terminal handled 264,041 TEUs in the first quarter of this year, up 32 percent from the previous corresponding period, reported StarBiz.
Penang Port general manager Obaid Mansor told StarBiz that the achievement exceeded the forecast of 240,000 TEUs for the first quarter.
A significant volume of container cargo came from South Thailand in the form of steel products and other commodities, he said. There was less automotive component cargo handled this time.
The quarter also saw an increase in the handling of bulk cargo, due to higher freight charges for container cargo, Obaid said. For the first two months, we handled 1.3 million tonnes of bulk cargo, compared with 1.1 million in the equivalent period last year, he said.
Bulk cargo contributed about 40 percent to the port’s revenue while container cargo contributed the remaining 60 percent.
Of the 24 million tonnes of cargo handled in 2009, bulk cargo made up nine million and container cargo 15 million.
Penang Port general manager Obaid Mansor told StarBiz that the achievement exceeded the forecast of 240,000 TEUs for the first quarter.
A significant volume of container cargo came from South Thailand in the form of steel products and other commodities, he said. There was less automotive component cargo handled this time.
The quarter also saw an increase in the handling of bulk cargo, due to higher freight charges for container cargo, Obaid said. For the first two months, we handled 1.3 million tonnes of bulk cargo, compared with 1.1 million in the equivalent period last year, he said.
Bulk cargo contributed about 40 percent to the port’s revenue while container cargo contributed the remaining 60 percent.
Of the 24 million tonnes of cargo handled in 2009, bulk cargo made up nine million and container cargo 15 million.