Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Container port terminal in Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas is a modern container terminal with multiple loading docks positioned at the mouth of the Pulai River. The facility features extensive storage areas and handling equipment designed to process thousands of containers simultaneously.

Construction began in 1995, the operating company was formed in 1997 with a 60-year concession, and services started on 10 October 1999. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad inaugurated the port on 13 March 2000. Maersk Sealand moved its Southeast Asian transshipment hub there from Singapore in 2000, taking a 30% stake, and Evergreen followed in 2002.

The port's rise came when Maersk Sealand moved its Southeast Asian transshipment hub here from Singapore in 2000, taking a 30% stake in the operator; Evergreen followed in 2002. Over 90% of traffic is transshipment, and the teal-green gantry cranes along the quay handle boxes bound for other ports rather than Malaysia itself.

The terminal is an operating commercial facility, so entry is not open to the public; views of the cranes and container stacks are had from outside the perimeter. The port lies on the eastern bank of the Pulai River estuary in south-western Gelang Patah, about 30 km from Johor Bahru, near the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link. Approach by road via the free trade zone that adjoins the terminal.

The port connects to a freight railway network stretching from southern Johor through Malaysia into southern Thailand. This rail link allows cargo to transfer between ship and train on a single route without needing intermediate handling.