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About Penang Port
The Port of Penang is located in George Town, the capital of
Penang state, on the eastern shores of Penang island across the
Strait of Malacca from peninsular Malaysia, in Malay, George Town is
known as Tanjung, or The Cape. About 200 thousand live in the city,
and around 400 thousand people live in the metropolitan area. The
Port of Penang is Malaysias leading port Located on a promontory on
northeast Penang Island, the Port of Penang has a sheltered harbor
about five kilometers from Peninsular Malaysia where international
vessels can avoid the dangerous shallows of Strait of Malacca
southern routes.
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