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2022 OCTOBER - DECEMBER ISSUE 9

JOHOR PORT RECORDS HIGHEST EVER CONVENTIONAL CARGO THROUGHPUT
VOLUME FOR YEAR 2022

Johor Port achieved another milestone by handling Johor Port’s historic conventional volume milestone
its highest ever conventional throughput volume of is also attributed to the implementation of several
19,061,304 FWTs in 2022. This volume represents successful initiatives. These include the deployment of
the highest achievement for Johor Port in terms of maximum Point of Working to expedite the discharging
conventional cargo handling in a single year and of conventional cargo and empowerment of its crane
is mainly contributed by the increase in dry bulk operators to enhance their skills and competencies
commodities and liquid bulk volume as compared to by participating in the various ship crane training
previous years. which contributed towards improved performance
and productivity.
This volume was achieved amidst a tough period of
post-COVID pandemic disruptions and prolonged This achievement has raised the bar for Johor
global supply chain disruptions brought upon by Port, positioning the team for more success and
the Russia-Ukraine conflict and China’s Zero-COVID encouraging focus on its conventional cargo business
Policy, which resulted in high global freight rates segment in the coming years ahead.
and shortages of containers worldwide. Johor Port’s
conventional cargo business segment remains stable Moving forward, Johor Port has put in place a
as it saw a continuous and sustainable flow of Port Redevelopment Plan to further improve the
diversified hinterland cargo to the Port. performance of its terminals including various
equipment upgrading and productivity improvement
With many major container ports experiencing initiatives. Johor Port will also continue to invest
congestion, most industry players are opting to towards efficiency, implementing new measures in
move their cargo through conventional means, order to meet the needs of its customers and remain
with Johor Port’s advantage as the Southern Gateway as the Premier Southern Gateway Multi-Purpose Port
Multi-Purpose Port being utilised to minimise the and the world’s single largest Palm Oil Terminal.
risks associated with sole dependency on single
cargo volume.

Johor Port achieved another milestone by handling its highest ever conventional throughput volume of 19,061,304 FWTs
in 2022.

KEY FACTS AND FIGURES: MMC PORTS OPERATIONAL DATA 2022 (JANUARY – DECEMBER)
PENANG TANJUNG
YEAR 2022 PTP JOHOR PORT NORTHPORT PORT BRUAS PORT MMC PORTS

Capacity (million TEUs) 12.5 1.45 5.6 2.3 0.024 21.9
Throughput (million TEUs) 10.5 0.918 3.17 1.3 0.019 15.9
Capacity Utilisation 90% 54% 72% 60% 100% 73%
Local Transhipment Ratio 6 : 94 98 : 2 54 : 46 99 : 1 N/A 28 : 72
Water Depth (metres) 18.5 11.5 13.0 - 15.0 12.0 10.5 N/A
No. of Container Berth 14 3 11 6 1 35
Container Quay Length (KM) 5.04 0.7 2.6 1.5 0.18 10
No. of Container Quay 60 9 30 12 1-unit 250T 111
Cranes crawler crane
Gross Moves Per Hour 25.8 24.85 27.36 26 16.5 16.5 - 27.36
Conventional Cargo Volume N/A 19.06 11.11 5.80 0.45 million MT 36.5
(million FWT)