West Port, Malaysia
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Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Kelang Multi Terminal Sdn Bhd) is a multi-cargo terminal located on Pulau Indah, Port Klang, Malaysia[1] which is accessible by road via Pulau Indah Expressway, connecting to the KESAS Highway. On 1 October 2013, Pulau Indah was directly connected to the Malaysian Administrative Capital, Putrajaya via the South Klang Valley Expressway.[2]
Westports is the first port in Malaysia to have a fully automated operation system.
Ruben Gnanalingam is the company's CEO.
History
During privatisation by the government of Malaysia in the early 1990s, Port Klang was subdivided into 3 terminals which are now known as Northport, Southpoint and Westports. Westport, the newest of the three private terminals,[3] was given a 30-year concession with an additional 30 year option by the government at RM 3 billion.[4] It began operations in September 1994 in a smaller scale before later expanding.[5]
Kelang Multi Terminal Sdn Bhd, the original name of the operator of Westport, is a consortium consisting of Pembinaan Redzai, Advance Synergy Berhad, Semakin Ajaib, Lembaga Urusan Tabung Haji and Permodalan Negeri Selangor, the investment arm of the state of Selangor.[4]
Starting out as Kelang Multi Terminal Sdn Bhd in 1994, renamed as Westport Sdn Bhd since 1997 and now known as Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the seaport terminal has played a leading role in Malaysia's efforts to provide storage, bunkering, cargo/freight handling and other port related facilities which add to Malaysia's importance as a link in the global maritime trade. Westport is aimed at the Indian shipping community, enticing them to choose Westport over Singapore's as the trans-shipment hub of Asia.[4]
The first of its two box terminals started operations in March 1996,[1] with the second expected to be opened in June and the third in December.[4] The first container had three berths in 600 metres, with the third having six.[4] All three terminals would have 19 berths, eventually becoming 32 berths when fully developed.[4]
Westport was launched on 10 September 1996, targeting 3,000,000 TEUs by 2000 and aim to be among the top 10 ports in the world.[6]
By 1998, it became the fastest growing container port in Malaysia,[7] thanks to the government's recommendation of shippers to use local ports and the continuous availability of empty boxes at the port.[3] It handled 162,000 TEUs between January and June 1998, compared to 38,000 TEUs from the same period in the previous year.[3] The other two ports, Northport and Southpoint, however, had weaker performance.[3]
Located on the island of Pulau Indah (formerly Pulau Lumut), Westports have transformed the island's natural swamplands and sands into a multi-cargo seaport terminal. With the current quay length of 3.2 kilometers, which includes 5 container terminals, Westports are able to handle up to 7.5 million TEUs yearly, with the potential to expand to a further 4 container terminals which would give a total capacity of 15 million TEUs.
Port Services
Overview
Container
Container operations is the core business of Westports.
Facilities
Container Terminal
- Berth length 11 berths (16 meter depth)| 3200 meters
- Terminal capacity 280 acres (110 hectares) out of total built up area of 1,350 acres (550 hectares) | 7.2 million TEU capacity per year
- CT 1 - 40 acres (16 hectares)
- CT 2 - 60 acres (24 hectares)
- CT 3 - 60 acres (24 hectares)
- CT 4 - 60 acres (24 hectares)
- CT 5 - 60 acres (24 hectares)
- Equipments
- 56 Quay Cranes (QC)
- 214 Rubber Tyred Gantrys (RTG)
- 273 Prime Movers (PM)
- 25 Reach Stackers
- 1,236 Refrigerated Points (Reefers)
- 25,036 Total Ground Slots
Award
2010 - July Asia HRD Congress Award [8]
External links
- Official site Archived 2020-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ^ a b c "Westport box terminal starts operations". Business Times (Singapore). 18 March 1996. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "SKVE to boost Klang Valley's growth". Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ a b c d "Westport's box volumes up 4 times in first half". Business Times (Singapore). 1 October 1998. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "'Build it and they will come'". Business Times (Singapore). 9 May 1996. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Third premier port aims to be one of world's top 10". The Straits Times. 13 September 1996. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Westport launched, Klang aims to be among top 10". Business Times (Singapore). 11 September 1996. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Hang's Westport set for rail benefits". Business Times (Singapore). 8 October 1998. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Accolades / Recognition". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-09-24.