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.
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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.[1] The port is part of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.[2][3]
History
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- 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 | Quantity of Berth | Total Length (Metre) | Draft (Metre) | Deadweight Tonnage (DWT) | Maximum Displacement Tonnes |
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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
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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
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