# Kuantan New Port (MY KUA)

**UN/LOCODE:** MY KUA  
**Country:** Malaysia  
**Water Body:** South China Sea; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 3.9667, 103.4333

Anchoring Malaysia's east-coast industrial corridor, Kuantan New Port (MY KUA) on the South China Sea is above all a bulk and liquid-bulk harbour rather than a container gateway. It handles iron ore, coal, fertiliser, palm and mineral oils, petrochemicals and break-bulk steel and timber. The New Deep Water Terminal, operational from 2018 with 16 m depth, takes vessels up to 180,000 dwt and moves around 7 million tonnes of dry and break-bulk cargo a year. The port is tightly linked to the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) and its steel and heavy industries. Road links serve the Kuala Lumpur region, with the East Coast Rail Link under construction to widen the catchment. For containerised freight to peninsular Malaysia, Port Klang and Tanjung Pelepas remain the stronger options.

## 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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