Port Klang Port Authority refutes port rejection rate

        The Port Authority told Lloyd’s List that the rejection rate of containers in April was only 12%, while the freight visibility platform project44 reported a rate of 64%.

　　 Port Klang is a major transshipment center in Malaysia. In the context of transportation disruptions caused by the pandemic, Port Klang denied that it is facing serious congestion.

　　Data from project44, a freight visibility platform, shows that the proportion of containers that miss scheduled flights is increasing, and some carriers and ports shipped more than half of their cargo in April.

　　 Malaysian ports are considered to be one of the most severely affected ports, showing signs of "local congestion", with a rollover rate of 64%.

　　 In an e-mail statement sent to Lloyd’s Register, Port Authority General Manager Capt. K. Subramaniam stated that the so-called results were “completely inaccurate”.

　　 "Our records during this period show that the actual total rejection rate accounted for 12% of the total turnover of the month. The data in February and March were 15% and 12%, respectively, which is not far from the figures reported by project44."

　　 Since the outbreak of the epidemic in August 2020, the total amount of luggage and bags in Port Klang has rebounded.

　　 The port’s main operator, tports, increased its transshipment cargo throughput by 7% in the first quarter of this year to 1.7 million teu.

　　 Captain Subramaniam said that this increase in cargo flows naturally leads to a higher demand for additional processing and storage capacity, which affects the port’s productivity and ability to provide timely services to ships.

        "Due to productivity issues and increased demand for services, shipping companies are facing delays in many ports in the region. Some shipping companies have cancelled regular calls with Port Klang to compensate for the extended stay of export containers and transshipment containers at the port. Loss."

　　 But he said that the delay is "the least", and Klang and its resources are able to cope with the surge in demand.

　　 "The data published by project44 is problematic, because the port has never been consulted on this issue, and the source of information has not been mentioned. In any case, the so-called high rollover will obviously paralyze any port," he said.

　　Lloyd's has solicited opinions from project44.