Port guide · UN/LOCODE MY PEN
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Malaysia · 5.42° N, 100.35° E
The World Port Index classes Pulau Pinang as a natural coastal harbor on the Strait of Malacca. It records a channel depth of 9.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 15,300 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 15,300 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Port Klang290 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Pulau Pinang is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Large
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Malaysia
- US exports, 2025
- $28.7BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $59.5BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Other ports in Malaysia
The nearest is Port Klang, 290 km away in a straight line.
- Bintulu PortCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 12.5 mMY BTU
- JohorCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 9.4 mMY JHB
- Kota KinabaluCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro and breakbulkMY BKI
- KuchingCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 4.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMY KCH
- Lahad DatuCargo pier 3.4 m, channel 9.4 mMY LDU
- MiriCargo pier 1.8 m, channel 1.8 m, container, breakbulk and bulkMY MYY
- Pelabuhan SandakanCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 9.4 mMY SDK
- Port DicksonCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 11 m, bulkMY PDI
- Port KlangCargo pier 17.1 m, channel 15.5 mMY PKG
- Tanjung PelepasCargo pier 14 m, channel 14 mMY TPP
- TawaCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 17.1 mMY TWU
- VictoriaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 6.4 m
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.