Port · Malaysia

Port of Penang

The Port of Penang in Malaysia is an actively tracked Evergreen discharge port on bexy, with 2,727 tracked arrivals, most often from China, Germany and Hungary, and 1 shipment loaded for export.

Arrivals
2,727
Departures
1
Median planned port-to-port
19 days
Top origins
6

Location

UN/LOCODE
MYPEN
listed as Penang (Georgetown)
Coordinates
5.42° N, 100.32° E
position in the UN/LOCODE list, to the nearest minute
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

Code from the UNECE UN/LOCODE list (release 2024-2), matched by bexy to the city and country in Evergreen's record. A port spans many berths: a position stands for the port or its city, not a terminal.

About the Port of Penang

Cargo bound for Penang is most often loaded at Qingdao, Xingang, Shanghai and Xiamen. Planned port-to-port transit to Penang has a median of 19 days (middle half 14–19 days, 90% within 22 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date to the first planned arrival at Penang in the carrier's routing, across 79 shipments. It weights each loading port by its number of arrivals, over the loading ports with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 61% of the arrivals. Actual transit to Penang, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 15 days (middle half 13–18 days, 90% within 22 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at Penang, across 105 shipments with a recorded discharge at Penang. It weights each loading port by its number of arrivals, over the loading ports with at least 20 recorded discharges, which carry 61% of the arrivals.

bexy has tracked a single export shipment from Penang, bound for Saudi Arabia.

Track an Evergreen (EGLV) shipment through Penang by its Bill of Lading or container number on bexy for the vessel, voyage, port milestones and container status — free, with no account needed.

Arrivals at Penang

Where cargo for Penang comes from
Origin country Shipments
China [CN]2,489
Germany [DE]67
Hungary [HU]45
Ireland [IE]40
Netherlands [NL]35
Belgium [BE]28
Loading ports feeding Penang
Port of loading Shipments Route
Port of Qingdao [CN]1,665Qingdao → Penang
Port of Xingang [CN]327—
Port of Shanghai [CN]278—
Port of Xiamen [CN]218—
Port of Hamburg [DE]59—
Port of Koper [SI]43—
Planned port-to-port transit to Penang estimated (from the carrier's planned routing)
Median 19 days
Middle half (P25–P75) 14–19 days
90% within (P90) 22 days
Shipments measured 79

From the loaded-on-board date to the planned arrival at Penang in the carrier's routing — estimates, port to port, with no inland leg. Volume-weighted across the loading ports with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 61% of the arrivals.

Actual port-to-port transit to Penang actual (from carrier discharge events)
Median 15 days
Middle half (P25–P75) 13–18 days
90% within (P90) 22 days
Shipments with a recorded discharge 105

From the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at Penang, as Evergreen's container events record it — actual dates, not estimates, for only the shipments whose discharge is on record. Volume-weighted across the loading ports with at least 20 recorded discharges, which carry 61% of the arrivals.

Departures from Penang

Top destinations from Penang
Destination country Shipments
Saudi Arabia[SA]1

Recent shipments bound for Penang

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Port of Penang?
The Port of Penang is a container shipping port in Malaysia. bexy tracks 2,728 shipment legs moving through it.
Where does cargo arriving at the Port of Penang come from?
Cargo discharged at Penang most often comes from China, Germany, Hungary and Ireland, loaded mainly at Qingdao, Xingang, Shanghai and Xiamen. Origins are the place-of-receipt countries on the Evergreen (EGLV) Bills of Lading tracked on bexy.
How long does shipping to Penang take?
Planned port-to-port transit to Penang has a median of 19 days (middle half 14–19 days, 90% within 22 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date to the first planned arrival at Penang in the carrier's routing, across 79 shipments. It weights each loading port by its number of arrivals, over the loading ports with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 61% of the arrivals. These are the carrier's planned dates, port to port; any inland leg after discharge at Penang adds time.
How long does shipping to Penang actually take?
Actual transit to Penang, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 15 days (middle half 13–18 days, 90% within 22 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at Penang, across 105 shipments with a recorded discharge at Penang. It weights each loading port by its number of arrivals, over the loading ports with at least 20 recorded discharges, which carry 61% of the arrivals. These are actual dates from the carrier's container events, not estimates, port to port, and any inland leg after discharge adds time. They cover only shipments whose discharge at Penang is on record: for most Bills of Lading bexy first reads the record after the container has been returned empty, when the discharge is no longer shown.
Where do shipments from the Port of Penang go?
bexy has tracked a single export shipment from Penang, bound for Saudi Arabia.
How busy is the Port of Penang?
bexy tracks 1 export and 2,727 import shipment legs at Penang. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the port's total throughput. Its outbound figures rest on a single export shipment.
How do I track a shipment to the Port of Penang?
Enter the Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading or container number on bexy to follow the vessel, voyage and each container from departure to arrival — free, with no login.

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Aggregated from 2,728 tracked shipment legs · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.

Cite this page

bexy, "Port of Penang — Shipments & Routes", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 2,728 tracked shipment legs. https://bexy.io/ports/penang

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