Port Klang aims to be the world’s top 10 port

Port Klang is undergoing rapid growth and is aiming for the 10th top spot in terms of the most important and busiest container ports globally, said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri.
He said last year, Port Klang saw a surge in the handling of containers, with a 21.4% jump to 8.87 million TEUs from 7.3 million in 2009.
“This performance left Port Klang in 13th spot among the world’s biggest container ports, overtaking Antwerp, Hamburg and Port of Los Angeles.
“This impressive rise is closely associated with the presence of the United Arab Shipping Corp Consortium, comprising shipping companies of Arab countries, which have made Port Klang a key “transshipment hub” for the region,” he said in a statement on Friday.
Abdul Rahim said last year, the consortium moved 339,000 TEUs, an increase from the 65,000 TEUs previously.
He said the activity was encouraged by the prospects of the country’s economic growth which was moving at a healthy pace as well as the recovery in the global economy. — Bernama

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