Malaysian ports handled 10.5 per cent more containers in the first six months of the year, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, Bernama reports.
He said 9,856,859 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) containers were handled between January and June against 8,921,113 TEUs registered in the same period last year.
"This reflected a booming container handling business in the country," he said when announcing the performance of Malaysian ports at his ministry here today.
Kong said the encouraging performance indicated that Malaysian ports were strategically located to handle containers to and from abroad.
He also disclosed that based on Containerisation International, Port Klang and Port of Tanjung Pelepas last year succeeded in retaining their 13th and 17th position in the top 20 list of container ports in the world.
Meanwhile, in a statement issued later, the ministry said Port Klang handled the largest number of containers in the first six months of the year.
Westports and Nortport together handled 4.7 million TEUs of containers against 4.3 million TEUs registered in the same period last year.
He said 9,856,859 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) containers were handled between January and June against 8,921,113 TEUs registered in the same period last year.
"This reflected a booming container handling business in the country," he said when announcing the performance of Malaysian ports at his ministry here today.
Kong said the encouraging performance indicated that Malaysian ports were strategically located to handle containers to and from abroad.
He also disclosed that based on Containerisation International, Port Klang and Port of Tanjung Pelepas last year succeeded in retaining their 13th and 17th position in the top 20 list of container ports in the world.
Meanwhile, in a statement issued later, the ministry said Port Klang handled the largest number of containers in the first six months of the year.
Westports and Nortport together handled 4.7 million TEUs of containers against 4.3 million TEUs registered in the same period last year.