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since 1961. The port has
four terminals; Pending Terminal, downriver from Kuching on the Sarawak River, handling vessels up to 12,500 DWT; Senari Terminal and the Independent Oil Terminal, both deep-water terminals further downriver, handling vessels up to 20,000 DWT; and Tebedu Inland Port, a dry port located 100km south of Kuching near the border with West Kalimantan (Indonesia). Larger vessels can be handled by prior arrangement. In 2019, Kuching Port handled
9.05 million tonnes, with containers (240,553 TEUs) the largest contributor. Volume is expected to grow with increasing urbanization and industrialization.
Rajang Port
Rajang Port Authority
Jalan Pulau, 96000 Sibu, Sarawak T (084) 319 004 to 009
W rajangport.gov.my
Rajang Port is situated along the lower reaches of the
Rajang Port’s Sibu Centre, 113km from the sea, is a major distribution centre for the south central region of Sarawak.
Rajang River (or Batang Rejang), the longest river and longest navigable waterway in Malaysia. It
is an important port and distribution centre for the southern central region of Sarawak, providing vital links to major national and regional ports. Sibu, 113km from the sea, is the main operating centre.
Its 448metre wharf with depth alongside of 8.5 metres provides four multi- purpose berths. The centre
at Sarikei caters mostly
for essential and general cargo. The port’s overall annual capacity is 450,000 tonnes and 116,000 TEUs. As Sarawak’s rural infrastructure development continues apace, Rajang Port is poised to be a vital link into the vast hinterland.
Bintulu Port
Bintulu Port Authority
Tanjung Kidurong Road P. O. Box 296
97007 Bintulu
Sarawak
T (086) 253 888/ 232 800 W bpa.gov.my
Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad
Lot 15, Block 20, Kemena Land District 12th Mile Tanjung Kidurong Road
P. O. Box 996, 97008 Bintulu
Sarawak
T (086) 291 001
W bintuluport.com.my
Bintulu Port is East Malaysia’s largest container port and the 5th largest LNG export terminal in the world. It commenced operation in 1983 and handles a variety of general and containerized
Kuching Port’s Senari Terminal is the main container port and import-export gateway for the state capital and Southwest Sarawak.