November 20, 2024 [Stolt-Nielsen]- Stolthaven Westport held an event earlier this month to celebrate the official opening of its new Terminal 2 (T2), set to offer customers enhanced efficiency and additional storage capacity.

This project includes the installation of 22 stainless steel 304 storage tanks with a total capacity of 68,600m³ and facilities to cater for the trucks, pipelines and shipment operations. T2 also includes five additional export lines to the newly completed jetty 4A to further improve efficiencies and the terminal’s ability to meet the storage and handling needs of our customers.

Work on the new terminal began in 2022 and has been a truly collaborative effort between multiple partners, including the local and federal authorities, Port Klang Authority (PKA) represented on the day by Mr. Sri Muhunan and WESTPORTS Malaysia Sdn Bhd represented by Mr. Nanthakumar. The opening ceremony as an opportunity to give special thanks and present our partners with a commemorative plaque in honour of their invaluable contributions.

In his speech, President of Stolthaven Terminals, Guy Bessant, also thanked the Stolthaven Westport management team led by Mr. KC Goh and organising committee, led by Nicholas Lim (team members pictured above), as well as our joint-venture partners, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK). We were honoured to have KLK Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lee Oi Hian (above, fourth from left) and Chief Operating Officer Lee Jia Zhang in attendance on the day.

Guy said: “Last year, we celebrated Stolthaven Westport’s 25th anniversary. Stolt-Nielsen initially invested in the terminal in 1997 when the capacity was less than 30,000m³. Today marks another key milestone as we stand here today with a total capacity of 280,000m³.”

Stolthaven Westport is located in Port Klang, Malaysia and functions as a break-bulk facility for domestic distribution, a make-bulk facility for export and as a regional distribution hub. The terminal is two kilometres from the Westport Container Terminal, which is being developed as Malaysia’s main port and facilitates packaged exports throughout the region.