In order to have any hope of competing for transshipment traffic in Malacca Strait, Tanjung Sauh terminal has to be able to accept the largest container ships afloat (New Panamax and Triple E class container vessel). Therefore, the ship design for the terminal will be in order of max vessel size 143,000 DWT: Loading volumes 13,000 Teu's: LOA 367m: Beam 48.40 m: Draft 15.50 m: Berth Length 420 m: Berth Depth - 17.00 m LWS.
Land development for terminal masterplan is set for 286 ha, consist of 140 ha of hilly land area, and 146 ha low and reclamation area. Main terminal infrastructures, to be devided into 2 terminals, have been planned for total container handling capacity of 3.2 million TEU's/year, which consist of:
• Jetty construction 2 terminal x (2x460m) / terminal = 1.840 m, width 50 m.
• Container yard along the jetty lines with a width off 450 m.
The proposed waterway access channel: bottom width is 380 m, and the depth is 17.0 m. Tentatively the length of the channel is set for about 1500 m from the existing access channel to the Kabil port.