2020-01-22
As we all know, in the long history of economic development, ports have always played a very important role in the economic development of a country. Transportation has connected the world, and ports are an indispensable link in transportation, developed countries in the world generally have their coastlines and more complete function of the port. There are so many ports in the world, let's have a good look at them.
Now, Micro Shipping encyclopedia introduces you to Port Klang, the port of the world.
Port Klang (Malay: Pelabuhan Klang), formerly known as Port Swettenham (English: Port Swettenham), renamed Port Klang in July 1972, it is a Malaysian Port area built at the mouth of the Klang River River in the Klang district of Selangor Klang, about 6 km southwest of Klang City in the same county and connected to road and rail services in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.
As an important container port in Klang, Port Klang is not only the largest cargo port in Malaysia but also one of Malaysia's "maritime portals" to the west coast and Strait of Malacca of Malay Peninsula. Port Klang was the world's thirteen busiest trans-shipment port (2004), the 12th busiest container port (2012), and the 17th busiest cargo handling port (2012).
