Johor Port - Facilities and Services

Facilities and Services

With 5,500 ground slots and an annual capacity of 1,000,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), the terminal's equipment and facilities include:

• 7 gantry cranes, 5 of which are Post-Panamax;
• 19 rubber-tyred transfer cranes;
• 4 reach stackers;
• 46 prime movers;
• Dedicated rail depot connected to nationwide rail network, Singapore and Thailand;
• 70,000 sq. metres of warehouse space for containerised cargo.

The port has a fresh water capacity of 1.9 million litres. Water supply to ships is through hydrants on the wharves and on the breasting island of the oil jetty.

Since its inception, Johor Port has been handling liquid bulk cargo, and provides facilities for two different types of liquid bulk cargo:

• Edible oils, primarily for palm and soya bean oils: The port's network of pipes allows liquid bulk cargo to be conveyed directly to tank farms, significantly increasing the efficiency of loading and unloading operations.
• Hazardous cargo, primarily for petroleum products.

Johor Port's bulk and break bulk (general cargo) facilities include berths with an overall length of almost 2.4 km, with nearly 200,000 sq. metres of storage facilities. The berth offers 13.8 metres natural depth, easily accommodating dry bulk carriers up to 60,000 metric tons deadweight (DWT). Its gantry crane and the Impsamade level-stuffing crane can handle 800 tons per hour. The other two quay-side cranes are capable of handling 400 tonnes per hour. Johor Port's terminal has 72,000 tonnes of covered storage space for edible cargo, and 87,000 tonnes of covered space for non-edible products. Its conveyor systems are supported by rail-mounted quay cranes that allows berthed ships to be connected directly to its user warehouses. Supporting the port's extensive warehousing facilities are transit sheds and open storage areas that offers customers a choice in logistics options.

In 1995, Malaysia's exports to Brunei totalled B$210 million, but only B$38 million was shipped directly to Brunei. To tap this business opportunity, Johor Port has expanded its facilities to improve direct shipping services with Muara Port in Brunei. The improvements in shipping services save Brunei's shippers valuable time, as Kuching Port in Sarawak and Singapore Port are bypassed.

In 2008, the breakdown of Johor Port's activities are as follows :

• Liquid bulk: 40%
• Dry bulk: 14%
• General cargo (breakbulk): 8%
• Container: 38%