Kuantan Port

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.

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

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
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 BerthQuantity of BerthTotal Length (Metre)Draft (Metre)Deadweight Tonnage (DWT)Maximum Displacement Tonnes
Container360011.235,00045,000
Liquid Chemical372011.440,00053,000
Multi-purpose Berth472511.235,00045,000
Palm Oil Berth No.1125011.540,00054,000
Palm Oil Berth No.211508.06,0008,000
Palm Oil Berth No.3124011.440,00053,000
Mineral Oil11508.06,0008,000
MTBE124011.440,00053,000
Berth 51185.010,37716,832
Berth 611187.012,00017,800
Berth 1A1708.06,0008,000
Service Jetty11404.04,5006,000

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

  • 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
  2. Tale of two Belt and Road Initiative port projects in Malaysia shows limits of Chinese money
  3. The Maritime Silk Road in South-East Asia.

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