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Container traffic through Port Klang, the country's busiest container port, fell by 8.3 per cent last year, as the global economic downturn continues to hurt the country's exports, Business Times reported.
The port handled 7.3 million TEUs, compared with 7.9 million TEUs in 2008.
In terms of tonnage handled, traffic through the port was 133.8 million tonnes, down 8.8 percent over the previous year.
More than half, or 61 percent of the container volume, was from Westports, which generated 4.5 million TEUs. Northport accounted for the remaining 39 percent or 2.9 million TEUs.
Transhipment cargo took the largest share of Port Klang's total throughput, contributing 58 percent, with local boxes constituting the remaining 42 percent .
However, transhipment volume also saw a nine percent drop to 4.3 million TEUs for the 12 months.
Cargonews Asia
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