Port Klang

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Port Klang (Malay: Pelabuhan Kelang) is the main port of Malaysia, located in the district of Klang in the state of Selangor. It serves the Klang Valley, including the federal capital Kuala Lumpur and federal administrative capital Putrajaya. In 2004, it was the 13th largest container port in the world.

Port Klang was originally known as Port Swettenham when it was founded under British colonial rule in 1893, after the then British Resident, Sir Frank Swettenham.

Port Authority

The Port Klang Authority, established 1 July 1963, administer the three ports in the Port Klang area: North Port Malaysia, South Port and West Port.Prior to that the only existing port, South Port port were administered by the Malayan Railway Administration.

Currently, both West Port and North Port have been privatized and managed as separate entities.West Port is managed by Kelang Multi Terminal(KMT), and North Port by Northport Malaysia.The current Northport entity is actually a merger from two companies, Kelang Container Terminal(KCT) and Kelang Port Management(KPM).Northport Malaysia has also acquired South Port.

Government

Most of Port Klang town comes under the Parliamentary Constituency of Klang, currently represented by YB Datin Dr. Paduka Tan Yee Kew (BN - MCA).

Datuk Zainal Md Deros (BN - UMNO) was elected state assemblyman for Pelabuhan Klang (N46) in the 2004 election. He took over from Dato' Teh Chang Ying (BN - MCA) who won the seat in the 1999 election.

Port Klang comes under the jurisdiction of Klang Municipal Council.