# Kirteh Oil Terminal

**Country:** Malaysia  
**Water Body:** South China Sea; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 4.5667, 103.4667

Liquefied gas and petrochemical products, not containers, move across Kirteh (also Kertih), the marine outlet of Petronas' Petroleum Industrial Complex on the Terengganu coast of the South China Sea. Six tanker berths handle vessels up to about 40,000 DWT, supported by a multipurpose berth and a support-craft berth behind a breakwater. As an open roadstead it also operates a CALM buoy and two SALM single-point moorings that can serve tankers up to 250,000 DWT. Storage is run by Kertih Terminals, a Petronas–Vopak–Dialog joint venture specialising in petrochemical liquids. The terminal does not handle containers or general cargo, for which Kuantan or Kemaman are the nearest commercial ports. For chemical and gas tanker traffic, however, Kirteh is a highly specialised facility.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Kuala Lumpur → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/kuala-lumpur-shanghai)
- [Kuala Lumpur → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/kuala-lumpur-shenzhen)
- [Kuala Lumpur → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/kuala-lumpur-guangzhou)
- [Kuala Lumpur → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/kuala-lumpur-hong-kong)
- [Kuala Lumpur → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/kuala-lumpur-tokyo)
- [Kuala Lumpur → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/kuala-lumpur-busan)

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