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The Port of Penang is a deepwater seaport within the Malaysian state of Penang. It consists of terminals along the Penang Strait , including five in Seberang Perai and one in George Town . The Port of Penang was the third busiest harbour in Malaysia as of 2024 [update] , handling nearly 1.42 million TEUs of cargo, as well as the busiest port-of ...
Swettenham Pier is a pier within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.Established in 1904, it is the busiest port-of-call in Malaysia for cruise shipping. [2] [3] The pier plays a vital role as a major entry point for tourists into Penang, aside from the Penang International Airport and land connections.
The first two digits of the postcode denote the state or federal territory (e.g. 42000 Port Klang, Selangor). However, postcode area boundaries may cross state borders, as areas near to state borders may be served by post offices located in another state, and therefore use postcodes of the assigned post offices.
The Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal was constructed to replace Mitchell's Pier, which had been built at the start of the 20th century. In the past, Mitchell's Pier was the landing point for the cross-strait ferries that linked Butterworth with George Town.
The Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal was named after Raja Uda bin Raja Muhammad, who became the first Governor (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Negeri) of Penang after the independence of Malaya in 1957. The ferry terminal is formally run by Prasarana Malaysia with corporate entity as Rapid Ferry until 2021 when Penang Port take over an adminstation of the ferry.
The Port of Penang at Weld Quay c. 1910, photo by C.J. Kleingrothe. Port functions were eventually relocated to mainland Seberang Perai in 1974. [31] As Light intended, George Town grew rapidly as a free port and a conduit for spice trade, taking maritime commerce from Dutch posts in the region.
MMC's key businesses in its Ports & Logistics division. MMC Ports is currently one of the 10 largest port operators in the world with a total throughput of 15.8 mil TEUs in 2018. MMC Ports includes the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, [5] Johor Port, [6] Penang Port, Northport and Tanjung Bruas Port.
On 19 December 1977, Penang was declared as a Main Customs Area. With that, Penang's free port status was withdrawn. The year also saw the department embracing the International Unit System or SI, converting everything into metric by 1 January 1978 through the Customs Duty Order 1978. The Customs Department had another restructuring exercise in ...