Kemaman Port

Kemaman Port is a major seaport located on the east coast of Malaysia in the state of Terengganu. Chukai is a major town located near the port and which serves as the district capital of Kemaman.

History and description

There are other significant activities carried out in the port. There are 3 other large wharves; the East, the new West, and the North wharf.

The East wharf was constructed to handle the import/export materials of the Perwaja Steel works, and is designed to import iron ores, and scrap. It also serves to export DRI (Direct Reduced Iron) and finished products; steel bars, rods, and billets.

The West wharf was constructed and commissioned in 2000, and was built to serve the new iron and steel works being constructed by Gunawan Iron and Steel. It was designed to import lump iron ores, sinter, fluxes, coke, and alloying elements for a blast furnace based integrated iron and steel works; the first in South East Asia. It was also built to export the steel plates and slabs to the domestic and international markets. It was to accommodate 2 large capacity bulk ship unloaders which were bought from Bagnoli, Italy, and shipped to Kemaman.