Maersk's miscalculation of congestion at Tanjong Parapas port in July has been refuted
Maersk has informed customers that two of its Southern Star routes will skip Singapore and Sydney due to congestion at Tanjong Parapas and Singapore ports. But the port of Tanjong Palapas countered that there was no congestion in July, when its throughput reached a record high. Maersk withdrew the notice, telling the media it had made a mistake.
In July, the port handled 1.11 million TEU, setting a new monthly throughput record and becoming the first port in Malaysia to handle 1.1 million TEU in a single month. The chairman of the company noted that without facing any congestion, the port once again set a new record after completing 1,077,800 TEU in May. The port's CEO also said that since May, the port's throughput has exceeded the 1 million TEU mark for three consecutive months, which is a sustained growth trend that is remarkable.
At the same time, due to the impact of the Red Sea crisis, surrounding ports such as the Port of Singapore and Port Klang have appeared varying degrees of congestion. A PTP spokesman said that while many ports in Malaysia and around the world were suffering from port congestion, PTP was not affected at all. The fact that they have turned this challenge into an opportunity demonstrates resilience and efficiency.
Data from consultancy Linerlytica on Aug. 3 showed that there were 10 ships with a total of 76,309TEU on berth at the port, with only one vessel of 10,252TEU at anchor. Mr Linerlytica said the port was not congested in terms of the ratio of ship capacity in anchorage to that in berth, but Tanjong Parapas actually had a lot of ships that were not in anchorage and were not yet outside the port. In addition, there are some delays in the shipment schedule at the port, but the average delay is less than one day.
In July, the port handled 1.11 million TEU, setting a new monthly throughput record and becoming the first port in Malaysia to handle 1.1 million TEU in a single month. The chairman of the company noted that without facing any congestion, the port once again set a new record after completing 1,077,800 TEU in May. The port's CEO also said that since May, the port's throughput has exceeded the 1 million TEU mark for three consecutive months, which is a sustained growth trend that is remarkable.
At the same time, due to the impact of the Red Sea crisis, surrounding ports such as the Port of Singapore and Port Klang have appeared varying degrees of congestion. A PTP spokesman said that while many ports in Malaysia and around the world were suffering from port congestion, PTP was not affected at all. The fact that they have turned this challenge into an opportunity demonstrates resilience and efficiency.
Data from consultancy Linerlytica on Aug. 3 showed that there were 10 ships with a total of 76,309TEU on berth at the port, with only one vessel of 10,252TEU at anchor. Mr Linerlytica said the port was not congested in terms of the ratio of ship capacity in anchorage to that in berth, but Tanjong Parapas actually had a lot of ships that were not in anchorage and were not yet outside the port. In addition, there are some delays in the shipment schedule at the port, but the average delay is less than one day.
