15OCT2019 - NEWS - Johor's Tanjung Pelepas port aims to more than double capacity by 2030

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 has told reporters in Johor Baru.

"Right now, the port is reaching nine million TEUs and the capacity is 12.5 million TEUs, with an 8 per cent to 9 per cent expansion annually," Mr Loke said of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) yesterday.

"If we don't do anything, within three to four years, it will reach full capacity. We can't wait until then to plan for expansion."