Currently, Malaysia has a total of seven (7) main federal ports namely Penang Port, Port Klang, Kuantan Port, Kemaman Port, Johor Port, Port of Tanjung Pelepas and Bintulu Port. Meanwhile, all the ports in Sabah and Sarawak (except Bintulu Port and Labuan Port) are under the jurisdiction of the State Governments of Sabah and Sarawak respectively.
The administration of ports are legislated under the respective port act. Port Authorities were established to govern the following federal ports:
| Ports |
Authorities
|
Related Acts |
| Penang Port |
Penang Port Commission |
Penang Port Comission
Act 1955
|
Teluk Ewa Port
|
Penang Port Commission (Teluk Ewa) |
| Port Klang |
Port Klang Authority |
Port Authorities
Act 1963 |
| Tanjung Bruas Port |
Malacca Port Authority |
| Kuantan Port |
Kuantan Port Authority |
| Kemaman Port |
Kemaman Port Authority |
| Johor Port |
Johor Port Authority |
| Port of Tanjung Pelepas |
| Bintulu Port |
Bintulu Port Authority |
Bintulu Port Authority
Act 1981
|
| Labuan Port |
Labuan Port Authority |
The major port operations have been privatized to the following operators:
| Federal Ports |
Ports Operator |
| Penang Port |
Penang Port Sdn Bhd |
| Teluk Ewa Port |
Keda Cement Jetty Sdn Bhd |
Port Klang
- Northport
- Westports |
Northport (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd |
| Tanjung Bruas Port |
Tanjung Bruas Port Sdn Bhd |
| Kuantan Port |
Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd |
| Kemaman Port |
Konsortium Pelabuhan Kemaman Sdn Bhd |
| Johor Port |
Johor Port Berhad |
| Tanjung Pelepas Port |
Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd |
| Bintulu Port |
Bintulu Port Sdn Bhd
|
