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Port of Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang)

Malaysia

UN/LOCODEMYPKGWhat is a UN/LOCODE?3° N, 101.4° ELocal timeAsia/Kuala_Lumpur, UTC+8

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Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang): no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 11:43 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang), with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

9 ships shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Panama TRANS LEADERCargoOct 6, 2026, 15:00 UTCMYPKGUN/LOCODE
Panama BARI DIAMONDCargoOct 6, 2026, 21:00 UTCMY PKGUN/LOCODE
Liberia PORT KOBECargoOct 6, 2026, 22:00 UTCMYPKGUN/LOCODE
Liberia PALU BAYCargoOct 7, 2026, 02:30 UTCSGSIN> MYPKGUN/LOCODE
Liberia STARSHIP MERCURYCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 7, 2026, 13:00 UTCMYPKGUN/LOCODE
Liberia WORLD SPIRITCargoOct 8, 2026, 05:15 UTCMYPKGUN/LOCODE
Malaysia MTT XU MAYCargo (hazardous cat. D)Oct 10, 2026, 04:00 UTCMYPKGUN/LOCODE
Liberia YM CONSTANCYCargo (hazardous cat. D)Oct 10, 2026, 17:00 UTCCNSHK > MYPKGUN/LOCODE
Liberia NINGBO VOYAGERCargo (hazardous cat. D)Oct 11, 2026, 01:00 UTCMY PKGUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 6, 2026, 11:43 UTC.

Vessels near Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang)

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

No vessels detected near Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang) in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang) from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 49930). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Large
Harbour type
Coastal (natural)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
16 m
Anchorage depth
16 m
Cargo pier depth
17 m
Oil terminal depth
16 m
Mean tide
3 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Limited
Dry dock
Small

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang) over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
5233°150.2224
518°90.1224
0346°30.1223
3299°100.1324
4330°130.2224
57°80.1224
1121°30.1324
3319°90.1324
5317°140.2224
5356°90.2324
3327°50.2324

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 17 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang): daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)

Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.

The IMF estimates 239 port calls in the 7 days and 999 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 12% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (1,138).

Container
567
Tanker
276
Dry bulk
44
General cargo
92
Ro-ro
20

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 9.9 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang), last 14 days
09-12
32
09-13
37
09-14
32
09-15
30
09-16
43
09-17
31
09-18
33
09-19
40
09-20
34
09-21
36
09-22
35
09-23
33
09-24
27
09-25
34

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).

Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang): global benchmarks

How Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang) compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Container Port Performance Index 2023
#28 of 405
World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "PORT KLANG" (80% confidence).
Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

29 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jan 29, 1985. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Suspicious ApproachJan 3, 2018Vessel67 km away

    MALAYSIA: On 03 January, a duty officer onboard a cargo vessel near position 02-27N 101-39E, 9 nm west-southwest of Port Dickson, noticed a speed boat with five masked persons holding a long hook approaching the vessel. Alarm was raised and crew mustered with firehoses. Seeing the crew's alertness, the speed boat moved away.

  • Pirate AssaultMay 2, 2015Tanker81 km away

    MALACCA STRAIT: On 2 May eight armed pirates boarded a tanker which was bound from Singapore to Myanmar. They hijacked the tanker and took the Master and crew as hostages. They ordered the tanker to anchor at position 02-19N 101-40E, around 13 nm SSW of Port Dickson, Malaysia. The pirates transferred the gas/oil cargo into another vessel. They damaged the ship's communications equipment and stole the crew's cash and phones before leaving the tanker at around 0430 hrs on 3 May. All crew members a

  • Pirate AssaultFeb 13, 2015Tanker79 km away

    MALACCA STRAIT: On 13 February, six to eight pirates, armed with pistols and knives hijacked MT LAPIN from a small boat near position 03-11N 100-43E, approximately 40 nm west-southwest of Port Klang, Malaysia. The pirates gathered the crew and took control of the tanker. Later an unknown vessel came alongside the LAPIN and siphoned a total of five tons of diesel and 2,000 tons of bunker oil from the ship. After the pirates had siphoned the fuel and oil, they destroyed the communication devices o

  • Pirate AssaultApr 22, 2014Tanker56 km away

    MALAYSIA: On 22 April, up to ten heavily armed pirates boarded and hijacked the product tanker, MT NANIWA MARU No 1, near position 02-59N 100-54E, 3 nm west-northwest of One Fathom Bank, near Port Klang. The pirates pumped out 3 million liters of the 4.5 million liters of diesel carried by the tanker into two waiting vessels and then made off with three Indonesian crew members, including the captain and chief engineer.

  • Pirate AssaultAug 11, 2011Tugboat0 km away

    MALAYSIA: A tug and barge was robbed 11 August at 1530 LT while transiting from Port Klang to Kuching, Malaysia. The crew discovered goods were stolen from containers after the tug and barge arrived at the discharge port. (IMB)

  • Pirate AssaultAug 4, 2005Merchant Vessel89 km away

    STRAIT OF MALACCA: An unidentified bulk carrier reported an attempted boarding 04 Aug at 0600 local time, while underway in position 02-19.5N 101-50.0E, 5 nm off Tanjung Tuan. Several persons in an unlit 6m speedboat came within 1 cable, intending to board. The crew mustered, activated fire hoses, and directed searchlights. The speedboat slowed down and retreated (IMB).

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Marinas near Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang)

Marinas and small craft harbours whose nearest Voydar port is Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang), with their straight-line distance (derived). Each page shows the facilities and contacts its sources report.