Port of Tanjung Pelepas becomes no 1 container terminal in Malaysia to surpass more than 11 million TEUs throughput handling mark
Port of Tanjung Pelepas becomes no 1 container terminal in Malaysia to surpass more than 11 million TEUs throughput handling mark
07 January 2022, Gelang Patah –– Port of Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd (PTP), a joint venture between Malaysian based MMC Group and Hague based APM Terminals created new milestone by becoming the first container terminal in Malaysia to surpass 11 million TEUs throughput volume in a year, further strengthened PTP’s position as one of the top 15 global ports.
The milestone was recorded on 25th December 2021 at approximately 10.00 am during the loading process at Maersk Amazon.
PTP subsequently registered a total volume of 11.2 million TEUs at end of 2021, representing an increase of 14% growth in its yearly volume as compared to 9.8 million TEUs in 2020.