
Prior to 1972, it was called Port Swettenham, named this during colonial times.Port Klang is Malaysia's principal gateway and busiest port, situated on the West coast of the Malaysian peninsula, due W of the nation's capital Kuala Lumpur at the North end of the Straits of Malacca.

It handled almost 50% of Malaysia's sea-borne container trade in 2013.The main sea gateway into Malaysia, the cruise port called Pelabuhan Klang, Port Klang, or Port Kelang is the largest in the country. It is home to about 95 shipping companies and agents, 300 custom brokers, 25 container storage centres, as well as more than 70 freight and transport companies.

Port Klang forms an important part of the economy of Klang. In a statement, PKA general manager Capt. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 - Port Klang is experiencing congestion as vessels and containers are stuck there after delays in preceding ports, said the Port Klang Authority (PKA) last night. 42005 Pelabuhan Klang Selangor, Malaysia Tel.: 603 - 3168 8211 Fax.: 603 - 3168 7626 Latitude: 3.009228 | Longitude: 101.392707 Map Email.: Best viewed with resolution 1280 x 800 (or higher), Browser Chrome 67.0+ and Mozilla Firefox 61.0+Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, Port Klang (Klang) Malaysia / Selangor / Klang World / Malaysia / Selangor / Klang World / Malaysia / Negeri SembilanA general view of Port Klang October 8, 2020.

Malaysia's port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) passed the 8 million 20-foot container mark at the beginning of December, although with less than a month left and volumes slowing down, the 2014 throughput target of 9 million TEUs looks well out of reach.WESTPORTS MALAYSIA SDN.
