Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Malaysia’s cargo handling to grow 7pc

Competitive pricing and efficient services, including a speedy turnaround time, is expected to drive Malaysian ports to achieve a seven per cent growth in cargo handling in 2011, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha. 

He said Malaysian ports handled 18.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last year, up 14.8 per cent, compared to 16.04 million in 2009. 

"We expect further growth for this year and ahead. We are projecting a seven per cent growth in terms of TEUs and it is a conservative figure," he told reporters after opening the National Maritime Conference here today


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