Port Klang
Port Klang
Pelabuhan Klang | |
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• Fire | Northport, Port Klang |
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Port Klang (
Located in the
History
Klang was formerly the terminus of the government railway and the port of the State.
In September 1882,
Under British rule
Both Klang and Port Swettenham were already known as notoriously malaria prone localities with the port itself located on a
Between
Post-independence
On 1 July 1963, the Malaysian government established the Port Swettenham Authority, which was subsequently changed to
On 17 March 1986, the
The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region of Trieste with its connections to Central and Eastern Europe.[22][23][24][25]
As of July 2020[update], Port Klang was the top location for aluminium stockholding for LME, the top metal exchange in the world. LME reported that the port had "taken centre stage in the LME aluminium storage wars over the last couple of years": 911,000 tonnes or registered stock and 434,000 tonnes of shadow stocks were held there at the end of May 2020.[3]
Local governance
Port Klang Authority
The
The total capacity of the port is 109,700,000 tons of cargo in 2005 compared to 550,000 tons in 1940.[26]
Port operators
Northport
Northport is owned and operated by Northport (Malaysia) Bhd and comprises dedicated multipurpose port facilities and services. The Northport entity was a merger of two companies; Kelang Container Terminal (KCT) and Kelang Port Management (KPM). Its operations also cover South Port, which was renamed Southpoint for conventional cargo handling, and acquired Northport Distripark Sdn Bhd (NDSB) as part of its logistics division.
Westport
Westport is managed by Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Kelang Multi Terminal Sdn Bhd). A passenger port, Port Klang Cruise Centre, opened in December 1995 at Pulau Indah which is located next to the cargo terminals of Westport. Cruise line and naval ships drop anchor in any of the three berths at Port Klang Cruise Centre, which was under the management of Star Cruises[27] before being taken over by the Glenn Marine Group.
Accessibility
Car
Port Klang is the western end of the
.Main roads that link the Port Klang town, Southport and housing area are Persiaran Raja Muda Musa and Jalan Pelabuhan Utara.
Since 2012, Pulau Indah is directly connected to Malaysia's administrative capital, Putrajaya and Kajang via the SKVE South Klang Valley Expressway.[28]
Public transportation
There is a frequent bus and
Port Klang is served by the
A passenger ferry terminal to Pulau Ketam and an International terminal to Tanjungbalai and Dumai in Indonesia are also located in the area. The old ferry terminal used to serve regular passenger boats to Pulau Lumut and Telok Gonjeng terminal until the completion of Northport Bridge link.
Politics
Port Klang is under the jurisdiction of the Klang Municipal Council (MPK). It is represented in the Parliament by the Member of Parliament for Klang, Ganabatirau Veraman. In the State Assembly of Selangor, the township is represented by Azmizam Zaman Huri, the state assemblyman for Pelabuhan Klang.
Image gallery
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Quay cranes in Northport
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Another view of the Northportdocks
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Port Klang Komuter station offices
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A terminal on Westport viewed from a ship
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Aerial view of Northport's container terminal
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Surau Al-Furqan in Port Klang
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Northport view from Tanjung Harapan, Port Klang
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Esplande Tanjung Harapan, Port Klang
See also
- Container transport
- List of East Asian ports
- Operation Zipper
- Port Klang Free Zone
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