Port Klang Authority is a government agency

Government agency

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 of Malaysia that facilitates, regulates and owns the country's most important port

Port

A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....

, Port Klang

Port Klang

Port Klang is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia. Colonially known as Port Swettenham, it is also the location of the largest and busiest port in the country. As such, its economic progress has been greatly influenced by the port activities in its area...

, on the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

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 coast near the capital, Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

. The operation of the port facilities is carried out by independent corporations.

History

Port Klang Authority was established on 1 July 1963, taking over the administration of Port Klang from the Malayan Railway Administration. In 1986, in line with Malaysian government privatisation guidelines the privatisation of the PKA began with the divestment of container terminal

Container terminal

A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a maritime...

 activities to a private company, Klang Container Terminal Berhad. In 1992 the remainder of the port's operations were divested to Klang Port Management Berhad and in 1994 new facilities on Pulau Lumut Island were divested to Kelang Multi Terminal Sendirian Berhad which is now known as Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd. 2000 saw the founding of Northport, Malaysia, a large port facility at Port Klang. The port currently consists of 3 principal areas: Northport, Westports Malaysia and South Point. Further expansion is planned.

The Port Klang Authority regulates the activities of the port operator companies

Port operator

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, and functions as the landlord

Landlord

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 of the port.

Free Commercial Zone

In 1993 the government of Malaysia created the Port Klang Free Zone

Port Klang Free Zone

Port Klang Free Zone is a ' located in Malaysia. It offers extensive distribution and manufacturing facilities. It is located along the Straits of Malacca, Port Klang, Klang, Malaysia. The PKFZ was previously managed by Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority . However, it was taken over and rebranded by a...

. As a result, manufacturing

Manufacturing

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 activities are prohibited at the port area, and process optimization

Process optimization

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 of port procedures including duty free regulatory structures was established, increasing the overall economic attractiveness of the port.

See also

• Free port
  Free port
  A free port or free zone , sometimes also called a bonded area is a port, port area or other area with relaxed jurisdiction with respect to the country of location...
  
  
• Port Klang
  Port Klang
  Port Klang is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia. Colonially known as Port Swettenham, it is also the location of the largest and busiest port in the country. As such, its economic progress has been greatly influenced by the port activities in its area...
  
  
• Port authority
  Port authority
  In Canada and the United States a port authority is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body to operate ports and other transportation infrastructure.Port authorities are usually governed by boards or...
  
  
• Port operator
  Port operator
  A port operator is port authority or company that contracts with the port authority to move cargo through a port at a contracted minimum level of productivity...
  
  
• Klang Valley
  Klang Valley
  Klang Valley is an area in Malaysia comprising Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs, and adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. An alternative reference to this would be Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area or Greater Kuala Lumpur. It is geographically delineated by Titiwangsa Mountains to the...
  
  
• Northport, Malaysia