Pasir Gudang has achieved its goal as a successful port city that incorporates industrial, commercial and residential development, in addition to the port itself. However, in producing a comprehensive planning development for port city, there are various aspects need to be considered. Based on port city development models in other countries that have been reviewed, the critical part that should be considered is the integration of the land use planning between port and its urban area. The opposite situation appeared in Pasir Gudang area. The existing land use planning and local plan for Pasir Gudang seemed did not integrate spatial planning between port and urban area. Consequently, the quality of life of residents seems to suffer. In order to produce an optimum land use planning for port city in Pasir Gudang and other port cities in Malaysia, the port authority and government agencies, especially local authorities, need to understand that development in port areas requires another model that understand the needs of both port and the city next to it. Only then would port city development becomes more sustainable the people’s quality of life improve significantly.