Kuantan Port

Port in Pahang, Malaysia

3°58′33″N 103°25′40″E / 3.9757°N 103.4277°E / 3.9757; 103.4277DetailsBuilt1979Opened1980 (partial)
1984 (full)Operated byKuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd.Owned byIJM Corporation Berhad (60%)
Beibu Guld Holding (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. (40%)No. of berths19StatisticsWebsite
kuantanport.com.my

Kuantan Port (Latitude 3°58'N, Longitude 103° 26'E) is a multipurpose port in the East Coast Region of Peninsular Malaysia, situated about 25 km to the north of Kuantan city and facing South China Sea.

Previously run by Kuantan Port Authority, it has been privatised since 1998 and is currently operated by Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd.^[1] The port is part of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.^[2]^[3]

History

1974 Kuantan Port Authority established
1976 Construction of Kuantan Port started
1979 Construction completed
1980 Partial operation
1984 Full operation
1998 Privatised and managed by Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd since
2001 Phase II Expansion (Inner Basin Project) completed
2003 Dedicated Container Berth operational

Berth Facilities

**Berth Specifications of Kuantan Port**
Type of Berth	Quantity of Berth	Total Length (Metre)	Draft (Metre)	Deadweight Tonnage (DWT)	Maximum Displacement Tonnes
Container	3	600	11.2	35,000	45,000
Liquid Chemical	3	720	11.4	40,000	53,000
Multi-purpose Berth	4	725	11.2	35,000	45,000
Palm Oil Berth No.1	1	250	11.5	40,000	54,000
Palm Oil Berth No.2	1	150	8.0	6,000	8,000
Palm Oil Berth No.3	1	240	11.4	40,000	53,000
Mineral Oil	1	150	8.0	6,000	8,000
MTBE	1	240	11.4	40,000	53,000
Berth 5	1	18	5.0	10,377	16,832
Berth 6	1	118	7.0	12,000	17,800
Berth 1A	1	70	8.0	6,000	8,000
Service Jetty	1	140	4.0	4,500	6,000

Containerised Cargo Handling

Kuantan Port has containers handling equipment and machineries such as container gantry cranes, rubber tyred gantry cranes, reach stackers, container trailers and forklifts. It provides a container freight station of 9,600 square metres for the stuffing and unstuffing of containers and a container yard with 1,500 ground slots and 168 reefer points. Kuantan Port container yard offers one of the longest free storage period in Malaysia.

Kuantan - Kerteh Railway System (KKRS), a 75 km railway line, provides daily service between Kuantan Port and Kerteh's Petrochemical Complex.

Gallery

Kuantan Port Container Berth with gantry crane
Kuantan Port Container Yard with RTG (Rubber Tyre Gantry) crane
Kuantan Port with Reach Stacker in operation
Kuantan Port Container Yard
Kuantan Port Container Yard with Reefer Service
ISO Tanks stored at Kuantan Port Container Yard
Container stuffing at Kuantan Port Container Freight Station (CFS)
Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) in operation at Kuantan Port Container Yard
Reach Stacker in operation at Kuantan Port. Rubber Tyred Gantry visible at the background

References

^ "Home". kuantanport.com.my.
^ "Tale of two Malaysian belt and road projects shows limits of Chinese money". South China Morning Post. 2020-12-07. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22.
^ The Maritime Silk Road in South-East Asia.