| Dry Bulk |
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It is estimated that dry bulk cargo will increase from 5.3 million tonnes in 1995 to over 7.3 million tonnes by 2010. The major dry bulk imports that pass through Port Klang are fertiliser, wheat, sugar, maize, soya bean and feed meal, while the major export bulk cargo is palm kernel expeller. |
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| North Port | |
| The import of bulk fertiliser is handled
here at Berths No. 24 and No. 25, which are able to handle ships of up
to 45,000 tonnes displacement. The depth of the water is 11 metres. The
terminal sits on 13.2 hectares of land and is equipped with two bulk
handling cranes and a conveyor system running the length of the berths
to the bulk warehouses onshore.
The export of palm kernel expellers and import of sugar, maize, feed meal and cement are also handled here. |
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| Westports | |
| There
are 2 dry bulk terminals at Westports :- DB1 |
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| Southpoint (Formerly known as South Port) | |
| Dry bulk (wheat, maize, feed meal) is handled through Berth No. 3 & 4, which can receive ships of up to 23,000 and 20,000 tonnes displacement respectively. | |
| Last updated : June 27, 2007 | |