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Port Klang fire: 22 containers burned, 38 damaged

A serious fire broke out in the Westports terminal of Malaysia’s main container port, Port Klang, burning 22 containers and causing damage to 38 boxes.

Port Klang Authority general manager K. Subramaniam said that the fire started at 4.15 pm (local time) on 4 April. Firefighters needed 11 hours to extinguish the flames, which were completely put out around 3 am on 5 April.

Subramaniam noted that the containers stored general goods and did not contain dangerous cargoes. The contents of the...

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Flash flooding wreaks havoc at Port Klang, adding to berthing delays

Flash flooding has caused berthing delays at Malaysia’s Port Klang, costing millions in damaged cargo.
“Unprecedented” rainfall hit Selangor for 36 hours across Friday and Saturday, submerging roads across Malaysia’s industrial heartland and home to the world’s 12th-busiest container port and major South-east Asian transhipment hub.
According to Port Klang Authority (KPA), operations at container terminals Northport and Westports were impacted by damage to access roads.
And, KPA added: “To make...

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Workers reject politician’s ‘irresponsible’ call for trucker strike at Port Klang

A Malaysian politician has been slammed as “irresponsible” after calling for a truck driver strike at Port Klang, even as the major South-east Asian transhipment hub grapples with severe yard congestion.
Last week, assemblyman Azmizam Zaman Huri reportedly said truck drivers serving Port Klang could strike if the government didn’t upgrade roads leading into to the port.
But neither the truckers nor trucking associations have made such a claim, according to one …

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Westports achieves 11% growth in container handling

Westports Holdings Berhad has announced a growth of 11% in container handling during the first six months of 2021, compared to the previous year, reporting 5.3 million TEU.

The container segment contributed significantly to the company’s revenue, which exceeded US$236 million during the first half of the year.

The Malaysian terminal handled a higher throughput of transhipment and gateway containers at 3.4 million and 1.9 million, respectively. Westports also saw an active level of container yard...

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Surge in transhipment traffic pushes port of Tanjung Pelepas to a new record

Malaysia’s port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) saw 8% growth in 2020, to a record-breaking 9.8m teu, making it an outlier among South-east Asia’s competing transhipment hubs.
The growth the port, which is operated by Maersk subsidiary APM Terminals as the carrier’s key transhipment hub in the region, came despite global economic uncertainties and the Covid-crisis .
PTP CEO Marco Neelsen explained the reasons: “A surge in extra transhipment volumes, due to the …

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Westports prepares for terminal expansion in 2021

Malaysia’s Westports has disclosed that work on its MYR10 billion (US$2.4 billion) terminal expansion will begin in 2021.

This disclosure came with its third quarter results, which showed a 5.5% increase in cumulative net profit to MYR491 million (US$118.03 million), as throughput in the three months to September grew by 6% year-on-year to 2.93 million TEU. Cumulative throughput during the nine month period was 7.73 million TEU, down 4% on-year, due to the disruptions caused by Covid-19.

As a...

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Covid-19 crisis slashes Westports volumes

A 17% decline in cargo volumes caused by the Covid-19 crisis has seen profits plunge 19% year-on-year at Malaysian terminal operator Westports during Q2 2020.

Westports is one of two terminal operators in Port Klang, Malaysia’s busiest container port. Overall, Westports’ Q2 profits fell MYR134.34 million (US$31.39 million) while volumes fell to 2.28 million TEU. Throughput in H1 2020 totalled 4.8 million TEU, down from 5.27 million TEU in H1 2019.

Cumulatively, Westports’ net profit for H1 2020...

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Supply chain radar: Should Westports invest in the hub or its spokes?

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of listed companies in every aspect of the supply chain, but those exposed to restricted geographies have arguably come under greater scrutiny than global operators where weaknesses in one part of the portfolio could be offset against better performing regions.
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In the port sector this is especially true, and hence Drewry Maritime Financial Research’s 25 June assessment of Malaysian container terminal operator Westports …

Th...

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Westport Launches World’s First Wireless Remote P-Check System

Westport Launches World’s First Wireless Remote P-Check System

On 9th July 2020, the Minister of Transport, YB. Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong made an official visit to Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westports Holdings Berhad (“Westports” or the “Company”). During the Minister of Transport’s visit, he also officiates the launch of Westports’ Remote Physical-Check System (“RPS”).

Every container that is being unloaded from or loaded onto a vessel has to be verified at the wharf. The RPS allows the verification process to be...

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Westports launches world’s first wireless container check system

Westports Holdings Berhad (Westports) launched its new Remote Physical-Check System (RPS) on 9 July, when the Malaysian minister of transport, YB. Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong made an official visit to Westports Malaysia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westports.

Every container that is being unloaded from or loaded onto a vessel has to be verified at the wharf. The RPS allows the verification process to be performed via video analytic cameras installed on the quay cranes structure instead of...

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