Malaysia's Port Klang has cancelled its plan to reduce its free storage period for containers from five days to three.

          The new rule was due to come into force on 31 March but a three-month trial using the shorter storage period revealed that the industry was still not ready for the reduction.

          Alvin Chua, acting president of Selangor Freight Forwarders and Logistics Association (SFFLA), said the supply chain operating procedures were not effective enough to make the new ruling viable with some 15% of containers still exceeding the three-day window during a trial conducted over the first quarter.