Johor's Tanjung Pelepas Port looks to more than double its capacity by 2030

Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA'S southernmost port Tanjung Pelepas is seeking an expansion plan to accommodate 30 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) by 2030, Transport Minister Anthony Loke told reporters in Johor Baru on Monday.

"Right now, the port is reaching nine million TEUs and the capacity is 12.5 million TEUs with an 8 to 9 per cent expansion annually," he said of Tanjung Pelepas Port (PTP). "If we don't do anything, within three to four years, we'll reach full capacity. We can't wait until then to plan for expansion".