KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): Northport (M) Bhd, a member of MMC Group, recorded a milestone year in 2025, reaching all-time highs across its cargo operations.

The Port Klang-based operator announced on Wednesday that its annual container throughput reached 3.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), surpassing the previous record of 3.67 million TEUs set in 2024.

The record performance extended to conventional cargo, where throughput hit a historic high of 12.9 million freight weight tonnes (FWT), beating the 12.69 million FWT handled in 2024.

“Northport’s record-breaking feat was a key contributor to Port Klang’s success in breaking into the world’s top 10 busiest container ports for the first time in 2025,” Northport said in a statement.

Northport acting chief executive officer Nik Muzani Nik Abdul Aziz attributed the strong performance to the dedication, discipline and teamwork demonstrated by the company’s workforce.

“Despite operating in a challenging and competitive environment, TeamNorthport remained focused on operational efficiency and customer service, enabling us to deliver sustained growth across both container and conventional cargo businesses,” he added.

Northport is fully owned by MMC Port Holdings Bhd, which had secured regulatory approval in September last year to list on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia. Its multi-billion-ringgit initial public offering (IPO) was originally slated for the fourth quarter of 2025 but was later reported to have been delayed to mid-2026. 

The Edge then reported in late November 2025, citing banking sources, that the IPO is likely to be scrapped because valuations sought by the promoters — MMC Corp Bhd and its sole shareholder Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary — were deemed too high, with estimates pegging the deal at up to RM30 billion. MMC Port has not officially commented on the report.

Looking ahead, Northport remains committed to strengthening its long-term competitiveness via its modernisation and digitalisation initiatives.

Its focus will be on advancing modernisation and digitalisation across infrastructure, systems and workforce capabilities, while ensuring that growth is firmly supported by higher safety standards and a strong safety culture, Nik Muzani said.

“By continuously enhancing our operational resilience, safety performance and sustainability practices, we are positioning Northport to remain relevant, competitive and trusted as the preferred gateway for Malaysia’s trade,” he added.

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