Kuantan Port

Kuantan Port

Cargo loading at one of the liquid chemical berths at Kuantan Port

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

Previously run by Kuantan Port Authority, it has been privatised since 1998 and is currently operated by Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd.

History

Ships alongside Kuantan Port's multi-purpose berth

Kuantan Port Container Berth

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 Container Yard

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 Port Container Yard Free Storage Period**
Import Container (Laden)	Export Container (Laden)	Empty Container	Transshipment Container
7 Days	14 Days	21 Days	21 Days

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

External links

East Coast Economic Region (ECER)

ECER Kelantan	Central Spine Road Gua Musang Kota Bharu Pengkalan Chepa Rantau Panjang Second East–West Highway Sultan Ismail Petra Airport Taman Negara Universiti Malaysia Kelantan

ECER Terengganu	Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Bandar Ketengah Jaya East Coast Expressway Islamic Heritage Park Kemaman Kenyir Lake Kerteh Kerteh-Kuantan Port Railway Line Kuala Terengganu Paka Perhentian Islands Rantau Abang Redang Island Second East–West Highway Sultan Mahmud Airport Taman Negara Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

ECER Pahang	Bandar Indera Mahkota Bandar Muadzam Shah Bandar Pusat Jengka Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Bera Lake Central Spine Road Cherating Chini Lake East Coast Expressway Gambang Gebeng Genting Highlands Jerantut Kerteh-Kuantan Port Railway Line Kuantan Kuantan Port Pekan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport Taman Negara Terminal Kuantan Sentral Tioman Island Universiti Malaysia Pahang

ECER Johor	Endau Endau-Rompin National Park Mersing Pulau Sibu

Coordinates: 3°58′33″N 103°25′40″E / 3.9757°N 103.4277°E / 3.9757; 103.4277

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