Port Klang

Port Klang

Pelabuhan Klang
Port Klang Pelabuhan Klang
Town
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤلابوهن کلڠ
• Chinese	巴生港
• Tamil	கிள்ளான் துறைமுகம்
	Port Klang
	Coordinates: 3°0′0″N 101°24′0″E / 3.00000°N 101.40000°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
District	Klang
Government
• Municipal Council	Klang Royal City Council
• Local Authority	Port Klang Authority
Area
• Total	573 km2 (221 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	42000
Dialling code	+60 3
Police	Port Klang, Pulau Ketam and Pandamaran
Fire	Northport, Port Klang
Website	http://www.pka.gov.my

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Port Klang (Malay: Pelabuhan Klang) is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia.^[2] 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]

Located in the District of Klang, it was the 14th busiest container port (2022) in the world. It was also the 12th busiest port in by volume (million TEU) in 2018 and as of July 2020^[update] was the top location for aluminium stockholding for LME, the top metal exchange in the world.^[4]

^ "Town built on Selangor's tin trade". New Straits Times (Malaysia). 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ "MP Klang - Pelabuhan Klang". Majlis Perbandaran Klang. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference hard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Home, Andy (13 July 2020). "Column: London Metal Exchange shines a (little) light on shadow stocks". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020.

[1] "Town built on Selangor's tin trade". New Straits Times (Malaysia). 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

[2] "MP Klang - Pelabuhan Klang". Majlis Perbandaran Klang. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.

[hard-3] Cite error: The named reference hard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[alum-4] Home, Andy (13 July 2020). "Column: London Metal Exchange shines a (little) light on shadow stocks". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020.

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