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Port Klang Authority was established on 1 July 1963, taking over the administration of Port Klang from the Malayan Railway Administration.In 1986, in line with Malaysian government privatisation guidelines the privatisation of the PKA began with the divestment of container terminal activities to a private company, Klang Container Terminal Berhad.
The Port of Port Klang is a seaport on the estuary of the Klang River, located in the Malaysian town of Port Klang and the neighboring island of Pulau Indah. The port officially began operations in 1901, at which time the port was known as Port Swettenham. The port has three distinct port areas — North port, South port (Southpoint) and West ...
Known during colonial times as Port Swettenham (Malay: Pelabuhan Swettenham) but renamed Port Klang in July 1972, it is the largest port in the country. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the town of Klang, and 38 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of Kuala Lumpur. Port Klang was also known as the "National Load Centre". [3]
The history of Port Klang (now the most important port in Malaysia) began more than 100 years ago at Southpoint, then a small railway port that was known as Port Swettenham. For many years it was the national gateway, offering a wide range of port facilities and services and handling all cargo types such as general, breakbulk and liquid bulk.
With this new administrative system Klang developed rapidly until 1971 when Port Klang, Kapar and Meru were incorporated to form Klang District Council. With the enforcement of the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171) and the reorganisation of all local authorities, Klang District Council was upgraded to Klang Municipal Council (KMC) on 1 ...
Pelabuhan Klang is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1995.. The state constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
The Port of Penang was the third busiest harbour in Malaysia as of 2024, handling nearly 1.42 million TEUs of cargo, as well as the busiest port-of-call within the country for cruise shipping. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 4 ]
The Port Klang Komuter station (Malay: Stesen Komuter Pelabuhan Klang) is a train station in Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, operated by KTM Komuter. It is the western terminus, and name sake, of the Port Klang Line .