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Container Services
Container operations are the core operations for Penang Port - with the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) being the fulcrum.
Penang Port’s connection with containers dated back to 1974, with the first container discharged at Butterworth Wharves. From a humble annual throughput of 2,994 TEUs then, Penang Port has grown steadily to achieve a throughput of more than 1.5 million TEUs in (2017). Starting with a single dedicated berth in a multi-purpose terminal, Penang Port today provides a modern dedicated container terminal - catering to the ever-growing volume of container trade in the region.
Serviced by nearly 30 shipping lines and agents, Penang Port provides the connectivity to the world - acting as a gateway port to its hinterland of North Malaysia and Southern Thailand in particular. Connectivity to the national railway grid and the national highways provides NBCT with excellent penetration to its hinterland. This effort enabled Penang Port to become the export gateway of choice for the shippers in the South of Thailand. From NBCT, container shipping can directly distribute to all the major seaports in the Far East countries.
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BERTH
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LENGTH
(In METERS)
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DEPTH
(In METERS)
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MAXIMUM ARRIVAL DISPLACEMENT
(In TONNES)
|
|
N1
|
200
|
11
|
70,000
|
|
N2
|
200
|
11
|
70,000
|
|
N3
|
200
|
11
|
72,600
|
|
N4
|
300
|
12
|
72,600
|
|
N5
|
300
|
12
|
135,000
|
|
N6
|
300
|
12
|
135,000
|
|
INNER BERTH
|
120
|
7.5
|
6,000
|
Penang Port’s accessibility, flexibility, efficiency, and sustainability are vital elements to its continued growth. Operating at a 24x7x365 routine coupled with a state-of-the-art container terminal management system with web access, it’s a port that never sleeps.
Keeping focus and adapting to change is Penang Port’s strategy to maintain its growth in terms of container handling; providing services that are not only standard in terms of container shipping but also packages that are customisable to meet the most demanding of customers at competitive rates.