News / Strong first half for Port Klang's Westports, but can it win back traffic from Singapore?

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Port Klang terminal operator Westports is expecting to break the 10m teu mark for the first time this year, as Malaysia continues its fightback against fierce competition from Singapore.  

Managing director Ruben Emir Gnanalingam told local media Westports was expecting double-digit growth in 2019, continuing a strong first-half performance when throughput jumped 17%, to 5.27m teu.  

The terminal operator said this was partially down to strong intra-Asia traffic, although it admitted the strong growth rate had been “partly helped by a lower base in ...