Kuantan Port
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Kuantan
Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu...
city and facing South China Sea
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...
, Kuantan Port (Latitude 3°58'N, Longitude 103° 26'E) is a multipurpose port in the East Coast Region of Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...
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Previously run by Kuantan Port Authority, it has been privatised since 1998 and is currently operated by Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd.
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
| Type of Berth Berth (moorings) A berth is a location in a port or harbour used specifically for mooring vessels while not at sea.-Locations in a port:Berth is the term used in ports and harbors to define a specific location where a vessel may be berthed, usually for the purposes of loading and unloading.Most berths will be... | Quantity of Berth | Total Length (Metre) | Draft Draft (hull) The draft of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull , with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained... (Metre) | Deadweight Tonnage Deadweight tonnage Deadweight tonnage is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can safely carry. It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers, and crew... (DWT) | Maximum Displacement Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Container Containerization Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers... | 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 Palm oil Palm oil, coconut oil and palm kernel oil are edible plant oils derived from the fruits of palm trees. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis; palm kernel oil is derived from the kernel of the oil palm and coconut oil is derived from the kernel of the... Berth No.1 | 1 | 250 | 11.5 | 40,000 | 54,000 |
| Palm Oil Palm oil Palm oil, coconut oil and palm kernel oil are edible plant oils derived from the fruits of palm trees. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis; palm kernel oil is derived from the kernel of the oil palm and coconut oil is derived from the kernel of the... Berth No.2 | 1 | 150 | 8.0 | 6,000 | 8,000 |
| Palm Oil Palm oil Palm oil, coconut oil and palm kernel oil are edible plant oils derived from the fruits of palm trees. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis; palm kernel oil is derived from the kernel of the oil palm and coconut oil is derived from the kernel of the... 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 |
Containerized Cargo Handling
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Portainer
A container crane is a type of large dockside gantry crane found at container terminals for loading and unloading intermodal containers from container ships....
, rubber tyre 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
Reefer (container)
A refrigerated container or reefer is an intermodal container used in intermodal freight transport that is refrigerated for the transportation of temperature sensitive cargo....
points. Kuantan Port container yard offers one of the longest free storage period in Malaysia.
| Import Container (Laden) | Export Container (Laden) | Empty Container | Transshipment Transshipment Transshipment or Transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination.... Container |
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| 7 Days | 14 Days | 21 Days | 21 Days |
Kuantan - Kerteh Railway System (KKRS), a 75KM railway
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
line, provides daily service between Kuantan Port and Kerteh
Kerteh
Kerteh is a town in the district of Kemaman in southern Terengganu, Malaysia, about 30 km or 20 minutes' drive north of Chukai. Kerteh is the base of operations for Petronas in Terengganu, overseeing the oil platform operations off the state's coast as well as petrochemicals production and...
's Petrochemical Complex.