Northport Breaks Container and Conventional Cargo Annual Records With a Month to Spare

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) — Northport (Malaysia) Bhd has achieved new annual throughput records in its container and conventional cargo business segments, handling 3,328,508 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) as of Nov 27, 2024, surpassing its previous annual record of 3,324,364 TEUs set in 2021.

In a statement today, the port operator said it has also set a new record for conventional cargo, managing 11,434,814 freight weight tonnes (FWTs), exceeding the previous annual record of 11,405,312FWTs achieved in 2023.

“The year 2024 has been challenging for the port and shipping industry, driven by global factors such as geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea region,” the statement said.

Despite the challenges, Northport has demonstrated resilience by accommodating an increase in ad-hoc calls and introducing new services.

“These disruptions have significantly impacted global trade routes and port operations, prompting liners to make ad-hoc calls to other ports,” the statement said.

Northport said in March 2024, it set a new record for the highest bulk cargo handling from a single vessel, managing 48,853FWTs of steel cargo from conventional cargo vessel MV Jin Chao, surpassing its previous record of 47,246 FWTs handled from MV WuYi Hai in May 2022.– BERNAMA