Westports hit highest quarterly volume

Local volumes increased by 13%, while transhipment was up by 30% giving Westports an overall market share of 66% in Port Klang.

The March container volume of 527,267 tue was 25% higher than that achieved for the same month in 2010 and helped the port achieve a monthly average in excess of 20,000 teu handled each day. According to the company, this puts the facility on a strong platform to achieve 6m teu for 2011. Westports also handled more than 40,000 units of ro-ro vehicles.

“The outlook for 2011 remains positive and I foresee our annual container throughput notching double-digit growth for 2011. The container port sector still has an upside potential as overseas economies continue to improve,” said Ruben Gnanalingam, Westports’ CEO.