Southpoint, Malaysia

For many years it was the national gateway, offering a wide range of port facilities and services and handling all cargo types such as general, breakbulk and liquid bulk.

Southpoint became a home only to small coastal ships, tugs, barges, fishing crafts and inter-island ferries.

There are now a number of ship operators and barges mounting regular services to and from river ports in Indonesia, Sabah, Sarawak, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam.

There are regular sailings to more than 11 major ports in Indonesia: Banjarmasin, Belawan, Jambi, Makasar, Palembang, Dumai, Bitung, Tanjung Balai, Pekan Baru, Buatanand Semarang.

Southpoint also offers dedicated facilities for containerized cargo, which can be packed, unpacked and stored, for distribution via Northport's Container Terminal 1, 2 and 3 for worldwide connections.

Map of Port Swettenham in 1954. This area is now known as Southpoint.