Recently, the Malaysian government officially approved the Carey Island development plan for the Port Klang Third Terminal project in Selangor, with a focus on building the Malaysian Maritime Port City and the Carey Island Port Economic Zone, further consolidating the development of SelangorThe regional maritime hub status of Lanzhou and Malaysia, and driving the development of port logistics industry.
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Recently, the Malaysian government officially approved the Kelly Island development plan for the Port Klang Third Terminal project in Selangor. According to the plan, the Kelly Island development plan covers an area of approximately 1012 hectares, with an annual designed throughput of 42 million TEUs and a cargo throughput of up to 38 million tons. #Port Planning # Terminal Infrastructure # Southeast Asian Ports
According to the plan, the Kelly Island development plan covers an area of approximately 1012 hectares and can add 42 million TEU container throughput capacity, with a cargo throughput of up to 38 million metric tons. This will further expand the size of Malaysia's ports, improve logistics efficiency, attract more international shipping and logistics companies to settle in, and create more investment and employment opportunities. Malaysia's Minister of Transport, Lu Zhaofu, said in June this year that as long as the land issue is resolved, the construction of the Port Klang Third Terminal project can start as early as this year.
SelangorAlthough the government has explicitly adopted the SPV model（SPV mode refers toIn infrastructure or energy projects, each party jointly establishes a company to be responsible for the construction and operation of the project, and introduces private capital. However, as of now, the official has not yet announced the final list of port operators and consortia that have won the bid or entered the market. Previously, there were reports of several local infrastructure giants competing with international terminal operators, but in March 2026, Malaysian officials decided that Selangor would lead the SPV, and the specific equity structure is still being finalized.
By 2025, Port Klang will achieve a container throughput of 15.14 million TEUs, ranking tenth in the world. Current expansion plan for Port Klang WestAlready in progress,We plan to increase the production capacity of Port Klang West from 14 million TEUs to 28 million TEUs,KellyThe newly added 42 million TEUs planned for the island belong to the ultra long term prospective production capacity, and the actual opening time of the first phase, engineering bidding and other information need to be further disclosed.
