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Ports/Authority | Penang Port Commision 

INTRODUCTION

PENANG PORT IS LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH-WEST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA AND IS ONE OF THE LEADING PORTS IN MALAYSIA.

IT HAS BEEN SERVING TRANSGLOBAL SHIPPING SINCE THE EIGHTEETH CENTURY WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A PORT FOR THE SPICE TRADE. IT HAS SINCE THEN EVOLVED INTO ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRADE ROUTES IN THE REGION.

THE PORT LINKS MALAYSIA TO MORE THAN 200 PORTS WORLDWIDE THROUGH A NETWORK OF SHIPPING SERVICES.

ITS STRATEGIC LOCATION MAKES IT THE CHOICE OF VESSELS SAILING EASTBOUND OR WESTBOUND. OVERLOOKING THE MAJOR SHIPPING LANES IN THE STRAITS OF MALACCA, THE PORT IS RAPIDLY EMERGING AS THE GATEWAY TO THE EXPANDING TRADE OPPORTUNITIES UNDER THE INDONESIA-MALAYSIA-THAILAND GROWTH TRIANGLE AND THE DYNAMIC ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.

THE PORT IS CONNECTED BY A GOOD NETWORK OF ROAD AND RAIL TO ITS HINTERLAND VIA THE NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY FROM THE MALAYSIA-THAI BORDER TO THE MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE BORDER.

A 2.5KM RAILWAY TRACK LINKS THE NORTH BUTTERWORTH CONTAINER TERMINAL TO THE BUTTERWORTH RAILWAY STATION . THE BAYAN LEPAS AIRPORT IS ONLY 40KM AWAY FROM THE PORT AND CAN BE REACHED WITHIN 30 MINUTES.

NAVIGATION

ALL VESSELS OF ABOVE 600 GRT MUST HAVE A PILOT ONBOARD WHEN NAVIGATING IN THE PENANG PORT WATERS. AN APPROACH CHANNEL OF 10 NAUTICAL MILES LONG AND 183M WIDE FOR A SINGLE LINE OF TRAFFIC HAS BEEN DREDGED AT THE NORTH CHANNEL. THE DEPTH OF WATER AT THE CHANNEL IS DECLARED PERIODICALLY TO PORT USERS. THE CURRENT DEPTH IS 10.2M A.C.D

PORT MASTER PLAN <<TOP>>

IN LINE WITH GROWTH PROJECTIONS FOR PORT SERVICES IN THE TWENTH-FIRST CENTURY, PPC IS TAKING MEASURES TO UPGRADE THE FACILITIES OF THE PORT TO MEET INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES. A PORT MASTER PLAN STUDY HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO FORMULATE LONG-TERM GROWTH PROGRAMS FOR THE PORT.

P.O. BOX 143, 10710 PENANG, MALAYSIA

TEL : 604-2633211
FAX : 604-2626211
EMAIL: sppp@po.jaring.my
HOMEPAGE : www.penangport.gov.my

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FUNCTIONS

THE PINANG PORT COMMISSION (PPC) WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PENANG PORT COMMISSION ACT, 1955, AS A STATUTORY BODY UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT. ITS FUNCTIONS ARE TO ADMINISTER THE ACTIVITIES OF PENANG PORT AND ALSO TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PORT AND FERRY FACILITIES AND SERVICES AS WELL AS PROMOTING THE UPGRADING, DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE PORT.

SINCE THE PORT'S PRIVATISATION IN 1994, PPC CONTINUES TO EXIST AS A PORT AUTHORITY AND ALSO UNDERTAKES THE ROLE OF A REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND ALSO UNDERTAKES THE ROLE OF A REGULATORYAUTHORITY TO :

  • EXECUTE STATUTORY FUNCTIONS
  • COORDINATE ACTIVITIES OF THE PORT
  • ISSUE LICENSE FOR HARBOUR PILOTS
  • OVERSEA CONTROL OVER MARINE ACTIVITIES
  • PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT
  • COORDINATE THE FEEDBACK SYSTEM FROM PORT USERS AND FACILITATES PORT PROMOTION
  • OVERSEE MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE BY INSTITUTING A SYSTEM OF REPORTING MANAGEMENT
  • ACT AS A PORT RESOURCE CENTRE FOR THE REGION.
FREE ZONE AUTHORITY <<TOP>>

PPC IS ALSO THE FREE COMMERCIAL ZONE AUTHORITY AND REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR THE PORT OF TELUK EWA

PORT FACILITIES <<TOP>>

PENANG PORT IS A MULTI-PURPOSE PORT WITH THE FACILITIES FOR CONTAINERISED, BREAKBULK, DRY, AND LIQUID BULK CARGOES. ITS MAJOR FACILITIES ARE :

  • BUTTERWORTH WHARVES
  • NORTH BUTTERWORTH CONTAINER TERMINAL
  • BUTTERWORTH CONTAINER TERMINAL
  • PRAI BULK CARGO TERMINAL
  • VEGETABLE OIL TANKER PIER
  • PRAI WHARF

A PASSENGER TERMINAL, SWETTENHAM PIER, IS LOCATED ON THE ISLAND