Port Klang, Malaysia's premier port, was the major container port moving around 5m teu of boxes, up from 3.67m in the previous year, according to Kong Cho Ha, Malaysia's transport minister.
Kong said Port Klang improved to 13th spot in 2011 from 16th placing in 2007 in world ranking, while Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor moved up one notch to 17th position from 18th in 2007 and 2008.
“Overall, Malaysian ports still recorded a positive growth in container handling in the first half of this year,” he was quoted saying.
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