South East Asia's largest Seaport, the Tanjung Pelepas Seaport located 40 kilometres west of Johor Bahru City is currently taking shape on the Tanjung Pelepas waterfront.

The RM3 billion, 1,935 acres seaport stretching some 10 kilometres along the seafront will see the construction of six berths capable of handling any size of vessels and ships when all of it's five development phases completes in the year 2020.

The first phase of development, due in the second-half of 1999, will have 2.16 kilometres of the seafront developed with two berths.  Basic facilities and a dedicated highway will also be constructed.