{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Pulau Pinang","identifier":"MY PEN","unlocode":"MY PEN","city":null,"country":"Malaysia","waterBody":"Strait of Malacca; Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":9.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":5.416667,"longitude":100.35},"description":"Roughly 1.42 million TEU and about 32.2 million tonnes of cargo moved across Penang's quays in 2024, making it the main container gateway for northern Malaysia and southern Thailand. The port sits on the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping arteries. Its core asset, the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT), offers seven berths along some 1,500 metres of quay and a capacity of up to two million TEU a year. Gazetted as a Free Commercial Zone in February 2021, the terminal ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/pulau-pinang-port-my-pen","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/pulau-pinang-port-my-pen","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Pulau Pinang · (UN/LOCODE: MY PEN) · Malaysia · Medium · 9.4 m"}