Port Klang in Malaysia enters a two-week shutdown
Due to the emergence of a new wave of COVID-19 cases, the daily increase in the epidemic will reach double digits. Port Klang, Malaysia, the second largest shipping port in Southeast Asia, entered a two-week blockade on October 9. Forwarders who have recently shipped or transited here need to pay attention.
On the 8th, Malaysian Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob ordered the closure of the entire Klang district in Selangor, including the port and 142 schools. This 573 square kilometers area with a population of nearly 300,000 people is marked as the "red area."
This means that no one is allowed to leave or enter the area without the permission of the police, and it is prohibited to engage in non-essential operations. "During the lockdown, residents of the affected areas are not allowed to go out to work. Employers should respect this order and allow employees to take vacations or work from home." He added: "Those who wish to work or travel must obtain prior permission from the police. Only Travel is only allowed during emergencies and official duties."
Port Klang (Port Klang) is the second largest shipping port in the region and after the Port of Singapore, with thousands of ships passing through Port Klang. The port of Klang is closed for two weeks, and the restricted access of dock workers will have a greater impact on ships calling at the port. Ships may detour from Port Klang in these two weeks. The blockade of the entire region is expected to affect hundreds of port workers and thousands of students and staff.
This is the second time Malaysia has ordered a lockdown of certain areas after the Sabah state election led to a surge in new infections last month. Since September 29, parts of Sabah have gradually entered a two-week lockdown. Kedah has also seen a new spread of COVID-19 infection, but has not yet ordered a shutdown.
Port Klang (Malaysian: Pelabuha Klang; English: Port Kelang) is a port area in Klang County, Selangor, Malaysia. It is about 6 kilometers southwest of Klang City and passes through Federal Highway 2 and Port Klang with Kuala Lumpur. Railway services are connected.
As an important container port in Malaysia, Port Klang is not only the country’s largest port and largest logistics and transshipment center, but also a port that connects more than 120 countries and 600 major shipping routes with the global trade network; it is also Malaysia’s port on the west coast of West Malaysia and Malacca. One of the "sea gateways" of the strait.
is located on the south bank of the Kelang estuary on the coast of the Selangor state in the western part of the Malay peninsula, Malaysia. It is on the east side of the Malacca Strait, the golden sea route, and is the eastern boundary of the trade route from the Far East to Europe. Port Klang is the outer port of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. It is about 40 kilometers away from Kuala Lumpur, 191 nautical miles from Penang Port in the north, and 211 nautical miles from the neighboring Singapore Port in the east.
The daily necessities and industrial raw materials required by Kuala Lumpur pass through Port Klang. It is compatible with various favorable factors in the international and domestic markets. The three-dimensional transportation and logistics network formed by road, rail, air and water transportation makes Port Klang more efficient. Fast and efficient operation functions are well-known all over the world.
Most of the re-export containers in Port Klang come from Sumatra and the Bay of Bengal, the Indian subcontinent (including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other countries), and the Persian Gulf and other countries have economic development potential. The development potential of re-export container traffic.