The North Butterworth Container Terminal handled 264,041 TEUs in the first quarter of this year, up 32 percent from the previous corresponding period, reported StarBiz.

Penang Port general manager Obaid Mansor told StarBiz that the achievement exceeded the forecast of 240,000 TEUs for the first quarter.

A significant volume of container cargo came from South Thailand in the form of steel products and other commodities, he said. There was less automotive component cargo handled this time.