Editing Transport in Malaysia (section)

== Waterways ==
Malaysia has {{convert|7200|km|mi|0}} of waterways,<ref name="CIA Fact Book"/> most of them rivers. Of this, {{convert|3200|km}} are in Peninsular Malaysia, {{convert|1500|km}} are in Sabah, and {{convert|2500|km}} are in Sarawak.<ref name="CIA Fact Book"/>

=== Ports and harbours ===
[[File:Tanjungpelepas.jpg|thumb|300x300px|[[Port of Tanjung Pelepas]] in [[Johor]], the 15th busiest port in the world and the fifth most efficient globally.]]
[[File:Melaka-Indomal-shuttle-2221.jpg|thumb|300px|Shuttle boats ferry to the [[Malacca]]-[[Sumatra]] ferry (the big yellow boat) anchored offshore near [[Malacca]].]]
Malaysia is strategically located on the [[Strait of Malacca]], one of the most important shipping lanes in the world. Malaysia has two ports that are listed in the top 20 busiest ports in the world, [[Port Klang]] and [[Port of Tanjung Pelepas]], which are, respectively, the second- and third-busiest ports in [[Southeast Asia]] after the [[Port of Singapore]]. Port Klang is Malaysia's busiest port, and the [[List of world's busiest container ports|thirteenth-busiest port in the world]] in 2013, handling over 10.3 million [[Twenty-foot equivalent unit|TEU]]s. Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is Malaysia's second-busiest port and the largest [[transshipment]] hub, and the [[List of world's busiest container ports|15th busiest port in the world]] in 2023, handling over 11 million TEUs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Port Of Tanjung Pelepas Makes History As First Container Terminal In Malaysia To Surpass 12 Million TEUs Throughput {{!}} Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide |url=https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-of-tanjung-pelepas-makes-history-as-first-container-terminal-in-malaysia-to-surpass-12-million-teus-throughput/#:~:text=This%20remarkable%20achievement%20surpassed%20PTP's,leading%20and%20largest%20transshipment%20hub. |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.hellenicshippingnews.com}}</ref> PTP is also the most efficient port in Malaysia and ranked fifth in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-17 |title=PTP 5th most efficient container port in the world, 1st in SE Asia |url=https://themalaysianreserve.com/2024/06/17/ptp-5th-most-efficient-container-port-in-the-world-1st-in-se-asia/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Malaysian Reserve |language=en-US}}</ref>

This is a list of Malaysian ports and harbours:
* [[Bintulu]]
* [[Kota Kinabalu]]
* [[Kuantan]]
* [[Kemaman]]
* [[Kuching]]
* [[Kudat]]
* [[Labuan Territory|Labuan]]
* [[Lahad Datu]]
* [[Lumut, Malaysia|Lumut]]
* [[Miri, Malaysia|Miri]]
* [[Pasir Gudang]]
* [[Port of Penang|Penang]]
* [[Port Dickson]]
* [[Port Klang]]
* [[Sandakan]]
* [[Sibu]]
* [[Tanjung Berhala]]
* [[Tanjung Kidurong]]
* [[Tawau]]
* [[Tanjung Pelepas]]
* [[Tanjung Langsat Port|Tanjung Langsat]]
* [[Kuala Kedah]]
* [[Kuala Perlis]]
[[File:Penang-Butterworth Ferry (2694100379).jpg|thumb|A ferry underway in Penang, Malaysia]]

=== Ferry ===
* [[Penang ferry service]], {{flag|Pulau Pinang}} 
* [[Langkawi Ferry Service]], {{flag|Kedah}} 
* [[Pangkor Ferry Service]], {{flag|Perak}} 
* [[Tioman Ferry Service]], {{flag|Terengganu}}
* [[Labuan Ferry service]], {{flag|Labuan}} 
* [[Tawau Ferry service]], {{flag|Sabah}} 
* [[Miri Ferry service]], {{flag|Sarawak}}
* [[Sandakan Ferry service]], {{flag|Sabah}} 
* [[Pasir Kelang Ferry service]], {{flag|Kelantan}}

=== {{anchor|Marine merchantile}}Merchant Marine ===
Total: 360 ships (1,000 GT or over) 5,389,397 GT/{{DWT|7,539,178|metric|disp=long}}
by type: bulk 59, cargo 100, chemical tanker 38, container 66, liquefied gas 25, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 56, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 8

Foreign-owned: China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 8, Indonesia 2, Japan 2, South Korea 1, Liberia 1, Monaco 1, Norway 1, Philippines 2, Singapore 81, Vietnam 1 <br />
registered in other countries: 75 (2009 est.)

=== Pipelines ===
{{see also|Peninsular Gas Pipeline}}
Malaysia has {{convert|3|km|mi|0}} of condensate pipeline, {{convert|1965|km}} of gas pipeline, {{convert|31|km}} of oil pipeline, and {{convert|114|km}} of refined products pipelines.<ref name="CIA Fact Book"/>