Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (Northport), a part of the MMC Group, has set new yearly throughput records in both its container and conventional cargo segments.
Northport carried 3.32 million TEUs of containers as of 27 November 2024.
On 28 November 2024, the firm also exceeded its traditional cargo record by handling 11.43 million FWTs, surpassing the previous yearly record of 11.40 million FWTs set in 2023.
Dato’ Azman Shah Mohd Yusof, former CEO of Northport, who has assumed a new position within MMC Group as CEO of MMC Port Holdings Sdn Bhd (MMC Ports), said: “The year 2024 has been challenging for the port and shipping industry, driven by global factors such as geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea region. These disruptions have significantly impacted global trade routes and port operations, prompting liners to make ad-hoc calls to other ports.
“Despite these challenges, with an increase in adhoc calls and the introduction of new services calling at Northport, we are proud to have achieved extraordinary milestones in both container and conventional cargo throughput with record breaking performance in 2024, with one month still to go.”
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In March 2024, Northport set a new record for the highest break bulk cargo handling from a single vessel through the successful handling of 48,853 FWTs of steel cargo from a conventional cargo vessel,
MV Jin Chao.
In May 2024, Northport achieved another milestone, handling 335,361 TEUs, the highest monthly container throughput in its history at the time.
The port’s achievements continued with a double record-breaking performance in July 2024, as Northport recorded its highest-ever monthly container throughput of 354,548 TEUs, surpassing the May 2024 record.
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Meanwhile, its conventional cargo segment handled 1.14 million FWTs, breaking the previous monthly record of 1.12 million FWTs set in October 2023.
The momentum carried into August 2024, with Northport breaking records for the second consecutive month.
The company achieved a historic monthly container throughput of 365,558 TEUs, surpassing the July 2024 milestone.
Northport also broke its conventional cargo monthly record, handling 1,145,021 FWTs, exceeding the
previous month’s performance.
