Mapping Malaysia's Resource Centres

154 MAPPING MALAYSIA’S RESOURCE CENTRES PORT KLANG AUTHORITY (PKA) Introduction Port Klang is Malaysia’s principal gateway and busiest port. Situated on the West coast of the Malaysian peninsula and along one of the world’s busiest trade lanes, the Straits of Malacca, Port Klang is well sheltered by surrounding islands which forms a natural enclosure. The port is just 40 minutes away from Malaysia’s capital city Kuala Lumpur and its proximity to the greater Klang Valley – the commercial and industrial hub of the country as well as the country’s most populous region ensures that the port plays a pivotal role in the economic development of the country. Port Klang is comprised of two privately owned terminals: Northport and Westport, as well as the Port Klang Free Zone. Port Klang Authority (PKA) is a statutory corporation established on 1st July 1963 that administers Port Klang, concentrating on Trade Facilitation, Port Planning and Development, Regulatory Oversight of the privatised facilities and services, Free Zone Authority and Asset Management. Based on a Government directive in 1993, Port Klang is currently being developed as the National Load Centre and with a vision of making it into Asia’s Preferred Logistics Hub. Area of Expertise The core functions of PKA are as follows: 1. Trade Facilitation. 2. Port Planning and Development. 3. Regulatory Oversight of Privatised Facilities and Services. 4. Free Zone Authority. 5. Asset Management. Strengths and Achievements Serving as Malaysia’s principal port due to its strategic location, Port Klang is well linked to other parts of the country by a network of road and rail connections and is located about 70 km from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). With a number of load centering and hubbing strategies pursued since 1993, the facilities and services in Port Klang are now synonymous to those of world class ports. To date, the port has trade connections with over 130 countries and dealings with more than 600 ports around the world. Port Klang’s facilities and services enable: 1. Annual container handling capacity - 19.6 million TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit). 2. Throughput performance 2018 - 12.3 million TEUs. 3. Productivity - 35 container movement per hour (average). P O R T , L O G I S T I C S A N D C O U R I E R