KUALA LUMPUR: Two of Malaysia's ports were rated as being among the busiest in the world last year, despite a slump due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Port Klang and Port of Tanjung Pelepas were ranked 12th and 15th busiest ports, respectively.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said both ports served as gateways and transhipment hubs which frequently handled the largest container vessels of 24,000 twenty-foot equivalent units.

He also said the country's other major ports in Penang, Pasir Gudang, Kuantan, Bintulu, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu served as important regional hubs that provided direct shipping links to various parts of the country.

Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport has set a three-day deadline – from entry date to customs clearance – for all imported container goods to leave Port Klang container yard, from 1 May.

Transport minister Wee Ka Siong said this would improve Port Klang’s efficiency and prevent containers from piling up at the yard.

He added that the new measures would see freight inspected by customs officers on the first day after arrival, and the inspection reviewed the following day. By the third day, customs clearance procedures must be completed.


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