Port Klang expects double-digit growth in cargo handling this year

PORT KLANG: Port Klang, the country's largest container port, is optimistic of achieving double-digit growth in cargo handling this year, said Port Klang Authority (PKA) Chairman Datuk Dr Teh Kim Poo. He based the optimism on the fact that Port Klang, the world's 13th largest container port, was undergoing rapid growth and was expected to become one of the most important and busiest container ports, globally.

"The port saw an increase of 21% in the number of consignments handled between 2009 and 2010. There is indication which shows that we can achieve double-digit growth this year," he said at a press conference here today.