PORTS OF MALAYSIA

About Malaysia
Malaysia comprises two distinct regions:
The Peninsular (West Malaysia) and Sabah &
Sarawak (East Malaysia)
The distance between the two is:
About 650 km of the South China Sea
Malaysia has 13 states and three federal
territories
11 states in Peninsular and 2 states in East
Malaysia

About Malaysia
Which one is bigger or wider? West Malaysia or
East Malaysia?
West Malaysia : 131,598 sq. kilometers
Sabah : 73,711 sq. km
Sarawak : 124,449 sq. km
Which one is more populated? West Malaysia or
East Malaysia?
West Malaysia is more populated
Which one has longer coastline? West Malaysia or
East Malaysia?
West Malaysia has about 2,000 kilometers
East Malaysia has about 1,500 kilometers

About Malaysia
The fact that 95% of Malaysias international trade is
carried by seaborne transport.
Ports play a crucial role in Malaysia economic
growth.
The total container throughput in all ports in
Malaysia:
2011: 19,811,942 TEU

Export: 3,350,770 TEU

Import: 3,267,629 TEU
Transshipment: 13,193,543 TEU
2010: 18,173,794 TEU
2009: 15,859,146 TEU
2001: 5,302,654 TEU

Overview of port in
Malaysia
Malaysia classified its port to major and minor or
federal ports and state ports.
Major ports are Port Klang, Port of Tanjung Pelepas,
Penang Port, Johor Port, Bintulu Port, Kemaman Port,
Kuantan Port and Kota Kinabalu Port.
7 major ports are controlled by Federal Port Authorities
(FPAs), responsible for the Ministry of Transport.
There are:

60 minor ports in Peninsular

11 minor ports in Sabah
36 minor ports in Sarawak

Overview of port in
Malaysia
FPAs are federal statutory bodies that
regulating ports in Malaysia.
Most of Malaysian Port Operators are
corporatized or privatized.
Malaysia - one of pioneer of the
privatization of port services
The privatization of port services in
Malaysia was made in 1986 when the
container terminal of Port Klang was
privatized.

Overview of port in
Malaysia
Objectives of the privatization:
- To relieve the financial and administrative
burden on government
- To promote competition
- To stimulate private entrepreneurship
- To reduce the size of the public sector and its
monopolistic and bureaucratic tendencies
- To contribute towards the objectives of the
New Economic Policy.

Federal Port Authorities in

Malaysia
Penang Port Commission

Johor Port Authority

Port Klang Authority

Kuantan Port Authority

Bintulu Port Authority

Main Port Operators

Main port operators in
Malaysia:
1. Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd
2. Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn. Bhd
3. Wesports Sdn. Bhd
4. Northport Berhad
5. Penang Port Sdn. Bhd
6. Bintulu Port Sdn. Bhd
7. Johor Port Berhad

Ports of Malaysia
Federal Ports
Port Klang
Penang Port
Johor Ports:
Pasir Gudang
Tanjung Pelepas

Pahang Ports:
Kuantan Port
Kemaman Port

Bintulu Port (Sarawak)

Labuan Port (Labuan)

Ports of
Malaysia

OTHER PORTS

Sabah Ports:

Kota Kinabalu
Sepangar Bay
Kudat
Sandakan
Lahad Datu
Kunak
Tawau

Sarawak Ports:
Kuching
Rajang
Miri

Ports of Malaysia
OTHER PORTS
Peninsular Ports:
Lumut (Navy base) Perak
Port Dickson N9
Kerteh - Terengganu
Sungai Udang - Melaka
Tanjung Bruas - Melaka
Teluk Ewa - PPC

Port Klang
National load centre of Malaysia
Situated in the state of Selangor.
Klang Valley, the richest and most developed
region of the country.
40 kilometers away from the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Has 3 gateways - North Port, South Port
(Southpoint) and West Port, which are all
operated by private companies.
North Port and West Port are free commercial
zones.
Operated by The Klang Port Authority before 1986.

Port Klang
Privatized to 3 port terminal operators:
1. Klang Container Terminal (KCT) - 1986
2. Klang Port Mgmt. (KPM) - 1992
3. Klang Multinational Terminal (West Port) - 1994.

KCT 1st to been privatized then followed by the

sale of the remaining berth of Northport to KPM.
Klang Container port (KCT) + Klang port
Management = Northport
The major new container terminal at Westport was
developed by a private sector on a BOOT basis.
Rank 13th busiest container port in the world
(2009) with 7,309,779 TEUs handled.

PORT KLANG
Largest container gateway in
Malaysia.
Westport & North port terminals

have connection with 120 countries

& dealing over 500 ports worldwide
Provide world class facilities

enable them to handle world

largest container ship

PORT KLANG NORTH PORT

PORT KLANG NORTH PORT

Commenced operation in 1964 with 4
berths.
Handled by Klang Port Management
(KPM)
Largest private port in the region
Currently, 248 hectare with 18 berths
& more than 25 warehouses.
Handle throughput of more than 3
million TEUs annually.

PORT KLANG NORTH PORT

Key facts:

Worldwide connectivity to over 300 ports worldwide

Over 3km linear multiport quay line
24 hours real-time container tracking system
Comprehensive hinterland and multimodal options
There are three dedicated container terminals (CT1, CT2,
and CT3) to handle a capacity of over 4.9 mil TEUs
Depth alongside of 11.5 to 15 meters which are fully capable
of accommodating vessels up to 120,000 displacement
tonnes
The landside and container handling operations are
supported by an array of quay cranes, prime movers,
rubber-tyred gantry cranes, straddle carriers, prime movers,
trailers, forklifts and high stackers

PORT KLANG NORTH PORT

Services:
1.

Container
- Three container terminals: CT1, CT2 and CT3
- Include for general purpose container,
refrigerated container, fruit container etc.
- Berth No. 24 & No. 25, 11-15 meter depth

2.

Conventional cargo Dry bulk (grain, maize,

coal, marine salt and fertilizer), liquid bulk (liquid
chemicals, petroleum products and crude palm
oil.) & break bulk.

3.

Marine services pilotage, barge, handling

facilities, security etc.

PORT KLANG NORTH PORT

5. Breakbulk cargo facilities 5 berths
- 943 m long Wharves, 9-11.5 meter depth.
- cargo handle: iron, steel, timber, plywood,
machineries, ro-ro and livestock.
6. Dockyard Services Ship repair,
container cleansing, tanker cleansing, fresh
water. Competitive price.

PORT KLANG WEST PORT

PORT KLANG WEST PORT

Port of The Future
RM 4 billion project - aimed to leapfrog the process
of turning Malaysia into a major player in the
business of shipping
Manage by Klang Multi Terminal SB (KMT).
Unique concept Fast port, Flexi port &
Garden port.
Core business: container operations
Consists of 11 container berths (3.2 km) of 16
meter depth and 14 conventional cargo berths
(liquid bulk, dry bulk, break bulk, and car terminal).
Able to handle 7.2 million TEUs annually.

PORT KLANG WEST PORT

Dramatic increase: 19,011 TEUs handled in 1996,
increased to 4,453,152 TEUs in 2009.
2010 throughput is 5,565,979 TEUs
2010 ship call is 6656 calls.
G-Links: Integrated computerized systems to
supervised port movement (Port operation, traffic
management, marine operation etc.)
Westport Free Commercial Zone
Value-added services: container freight station
(CFS), warehousing, distripark, bunkering,
business center, port police fire and safety, reefer.

PORT KLANG SOUTH PORT

Has 8 berths (from Berth 1 to Berth 7A).
First four berths have a depth between
9 m and 10.5 m to cater for oceangoing vessels up to 40,000 DWT.
Handling of :
liquid bulk cargo, especially palm oil , coconut oil
and rubber latex
dry bulk cargo such as wheat, maize, feed meal
ro-ro cargo such as vehicles and machineries.
Cruise terminal

PENANG PORT

PENANG PORT
Located in Penang, along the north-west coast of
Peninsular Malaysia
Established since 1786 for trade of spice & textile.
Penang Port Commission established (PPC) in
1956. PPC became regulatory authority
(determine policy, tariff, tax etc.)
1st January 1994: privatized and operated by
Penang Port Sdn. Bhd. (PPSB)
Strategically located Butterworth Industrial Area
(FTZ)
Ranked #100th as the world busiest port (2009)

PENANG PORT
Gateway to the expanding trade
opportunities under the IMT-GT (IndonesiaMalaysia-Thailand) Growth Triangle
Easily accessible by road and rail. NorthSouth Expressway & Malaysia-Thai railway.
30 minutes from intl airport at Bayan Lepas,
served by several major international
airlines.
Technology: PELKON2 Handle terminal &
warehouse activities. Upgraded to
PELKON3.
On-line data interchange between port
authority & ship.

PENANG PORT SERVICES

Services provided:
Containers

Handled both at the new North Butterworth

Container Terminal (NBCT) and Butterworth
Container Terminal.
Combined cont. handling capacity of 1
million TEUs per annum upgrading to 1.2
million TEUs annually
Comprehensive container and cargo mgmt.
system integrates all complex activities of
the container terminal.

Conventional cargo

Comprise of breakbulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk

and dangerous liquid bulk
Handle in Butterworth Wharves, Vegetable
Oil Tanker Pier, and Prai Bulk Cargo Terminal

PENANG PORT SERVICES

Cruise
Swettenham

Pier on the island of

Penang handles some of the largest
cruise liners in the world.

Ferry Service
Linking

Georgetown on the Island to

Butterworth on the Mainland.
PPSB operates a fleet of eight (8)
ferries.

JOHOR PORT

JOHOR PORT
Located in the southwest of Johor in Peninsular
Malaysia.
Johor Port Authority was established on 1 st May
1973.
Known as Port of Pasir Gudang.
Began full operation in 1977 by Johor port berhad.
First port designed to be a multi-purpose port
First port located in FTZ area.
Warehouses are exempted from customs duty.
Fully privatized in 1995 and handle by Seaport
Terminal Johor Sdn. Bhd.

JOHOR PORT
Services and terminals:
1. Container terminal

Containers handled: 366,104 TEUs

between January-August 1999, compared
with 277,284 TEUs in the corresponding
period of 1998.

Handling Capacity of 800,000 (current) 1

million (adjusted) TEUs of containers
annually

JOHOR PORT
2.

Liquid Bulk Terminal

3.

World's largest centre for the export

of palm oil. Major trans-shipment
centre for all regional vegetable oils
The petroleum and chemical terminal
is equipped with sophisticated safety
features to handle hazardous cargo

Dry Bulk Terminal

Operations are highly mechanized

Berths directly connected to user
warehouses by conveyor systems
Handling capacity of up to 1,000
tonnes per hour.

JOHOR PORT
4.

Break Bulk Terminal

Has storage/holding space of 90,000
square meters of transit sheds,
warehouses and open yards.

5.

Multi-Purpose Terminal
For specialized handling of bulk and
general cargo
Also for a proposed passenger ferry
terminal

PORT OF TANJUNG PELEPAS

PORT OF TANJUNG PELEPAS

PORT OF TANJUNG
PELEPAS

Officially opened by the Prime Minister of Malaysia

on 13 March 2000.

Start operation in 1999, handled 20,696 TEUs. It

handled 2.05 million TEUs (2001) and 6,016,452
TEUs (2009). In 2011, it handled 7.5 millions TEUs

Ranked #17th as the world busiest port (2009)

Visioned to be the preferred port of choice in Southeast Asia's

Strategically located at the international shipping

routes of the Straits of Malacca.

PORT OF TANJUNG
PELEPAS
Adjacent to Msia Spore Second Link.
Declared as FTZ to encourage port related
industries.
Highly computerized. Operations are linked to all
other support services (Govt., non-govt.
agencies, & other port users).
August 2000: secured Maersk Sealand as
strategic partner with the shift expected to bring
an annual volume of 2 million TEUs yearly.
Awarded the 'Best Emerging Container Terminal
Award' by Lloyd's List in October 2000

PORT OF TANJUNG
PELEPAS
ADVANTAGES:
At the doorstep of Johor's dynamic
development.
Easily accessible via excellent network of
highway & rail links to Peninsular Malaysia,
Singapore and Thailand
Adjacent to the same confluence of major
shipping routes that sustain Singapore as
the world's leading port.
Ample space for continuous development
well into the next century.
Deep waters with minimum draft of 15
meter.

SERVICES PROVIDED
Container Terminal
- Designed to handle 8 million TEUs annually.
- Divided to:
- Terminal phase 1
- 6 berths (360m each)
- 15 draft
- 600 m (turning basin)
- Terminal phase 2
- 8 berths (360m each)
- 15-19 draft

SERVICES PROVIDED
Terminal equipments:
44 Quay-cranes
2 mobile harbor cranes
135 unit Rubber tyre gantry crane
Stacking capabilities (1-5 high)

FTZ:
(http://www.ptp.com.my/freezone.h
tml)

ADVANTAGES OF FTZ at PTP

Cheap and competitive land cost
Abundant and inexpensive supply of
water and electricity
Competitive labour cost for skilled
and semi-skilled workers
Vast land for expansion
Ample space for continuous
development well into the next
century
One-stop centre for customers to
liaise with Government Agencies
Fast and efficient movement of
cargoes in and out of the Free Zone
and the Port itself

 24 hours' security
At the doorstep of Johor's dynamic
development and Singapore established
market
Access to the largest cargo hub in the
South East Asia at Singapore's Changi
Airport
Access to a market of over 1 billion
consumers
Environmentally friendly Free Zone
No requirements or quotas for
personnel recruitment
World's 1st Seaport to be accorded
Airport status by IATA (Port Code: ZJT)

KUANTAN PORT

KUANTAN PORT
Located in Tjg. Gelang, 25 km from Kuantan
Developed & completed in 1979. Full
operation commence in 1984. Total
cost of RM220 mil.
Purpose: to balance economic gap
between east & west coast.
Port operation - privatized to Kuantan
Port Consortium in January 1998.
Handle 60% export and 40% import.

KUANTAN PORT
Throughput of crude oil, natural gas
& timber.
Known as The Petrochemical Hub of
Malaysia.
Close to petrochemical industrial
area , consist of MNC such as BPAmoco, BASF, Eastman Chemical etc.
Operates by Kuantan Port
Consortium (KPC).

Total Cargo Throughput Handled 1998

May 2011 (Freight weight Tonnes)

Number of Ships Call 1998 May 2011

Container Handling Statistics 1998

May 2011 (TEUs)

BINTULU PORT
Strategically located in oil & gas development
area.
Construction began in 1979 & completed in 1982.
Privatized to Syarikat Bintulu Port SB (BPSB) in
1992.
The only export gateway for LNG produced from
the Central Luconia field, off the Bintulu coast.
In addition, also handles a growing volume of
general cargoes, liquid and dry bulk, and
containerized cargoes.

BINTULU PORT
1999: Handle 23.64 mil. ton of cargo (64% are
LNG). 47,000 TEUs anually.
LNG contribute 82% of port revenue.
Revenue expected to grow with:
1.

Completion of Petronas Msia LNG Tiga, new

liquifaction plant in 2003. LNG shipment
expected to increase about 50% to 450
shipment.

2.

Continuing growth in other cargo crude oil

& container.

3.

Completion of RM260 mil. Bintulu Intl.

Container Terminal in 2000.

BINTULU PORT

KEMAMAN PORT
Major seaport located on the east coast
of Malaysia in the state of Terengganu
Deepest port in Malaysia (18 meters)
and is an important LNG shipment port.
Fast emerging port acting as the new
gateway to the Asia-Pacific region.
Capable of handling vessels up to
150,000 DWT and various types cargoes
ranging from general cargo, dry bulk to
liquid bulk.

KEMAMAN PORT
The Port is positioning itself as a
regional centre for transshipment
activities as well as cargo
consolidation and distribution
activities.
The port is also located right in the
heart of the oil and gas related
industrial zone in the East Coast
Region and is poised to benefit from
the rapid growth of the petrochemical
industries in and around Kertih.

KEMAMAN PORT
Services provided:
Cargo Handling Services
Break Bulk, Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Dangerous Cargo,
Container Services.
Marine Services
Pilotage & Towage, Mooring Services, Port and
Navigational Control, Maintenance Dredging and
Hydrographic Survey, Port Safety, Manning, Operating
and Maintaining of Tug, Pilot and Mooring Boats

KEMAMAN PORT
Services provided:
- Port Services
Stevedoring Services and Supply of
Equipment, Supplying of Dry Bulk Handling
Equipment, Security, Fire Fighting, Rescue and Anti
Pollution Services, Other Ancillary and Additional
Services

OTHER PORTS OF THE WORLD

PORT OF SHANGHAI

 Shanghai for the first time in 2010 to become the

world's busiest container port, as the global
economic recovery boosted cargo traffic through
China's business centre.
Shanghai's port handled 29.05 million 20-foot
equivalent units, or TEUs, in 2010 - 500,000 TEUs
more than Singapore, the Shanghai government
said in a statement.

 The Port of Shanghai, located in the vicinity of

Shanghai, comprises a deep-sea port and a river
port.
The Port of Shanghai faces the East China Sea to
the east, and Hangzhou Bay to the south. It
includes the heads of the Yangtze River,
Huangpu River (which enters the Yangtze River),
and Qiantang River.