# Tapis Marine Terminal A (MY TAT)

**UN/LOCODE:** MY TAT  
**Country:** Malaysia  
**Water Body:** South China Sea; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 5.5167, 105.0167

Roughly 200 kilometres off Terengganu in the South China Sea, Tapis Marine Terminal A is not a quayside port but an offshore loading point where tankers lift light, sweet Tapis crude (around 45.8° API, 0.03% sulphur) via buoy moorings. Since 2024 the Tapis field — Malaysia's largest offshore oil field — and its terminal have been operated by national oil company PETRONAS, which took over ExxonMobil's Malaysian upstream assets; the crude still serves as a price marker across Asia and Australia. The terminal has no container, breakbulk or RoRo handling, no customs processing for trade goods and no hinterland road or rail, since transfer is platform-to-tanker only. For forwarders the site is effectively irrelevant to general cargo. Real cargo on Peninsular Malaysia's east coast moves through Kemaman or Kuantan, while containers route via Port Klang or Tanjung Pelepas. Its "Large" rating reflects the size of tankers served, not any commercial freight role.

## 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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