Major Asian port hub sees volumes slip big-time

Tanjung Pelepas, one of the key hubs of the container industry in Southeast Asia, lost close to 10 percent of its combined container volumes in 2016, according to numbers gathered by Alphaliner.
Photo: Maersk Line
Photo: Maersk Line

Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia, which serves as Maersk Line's main transshipment port in Southeast Asia, lost almost 10 percent of its combined container volumes last year compared to 2015, according to data gathered by Alphaliner. The analyst firm has reviewed developments for the world's biggest container ports.

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