The Kuantan Port (KP, ) is the largest seaport in the East Coast region of Peninsular Malaysia. It is situated approximately from Kuantan, the state capital city of Pahang, and facing the 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. The port is part of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.The Maritime Silk Road in South-East Asia.
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.
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External links
Location of Kuantan Port (zoom-in view) Satellite Image of Kuantan Port Kuantan Port Consortium Kuantan Port Authority