Batam: Constructions of a
new deepwater container port on Tanjung Sauh, between Batam and Bintan could
begin as early as next year, reports said.
Initial investment of around
IDR7trn ($756m) is believed to be required to transform the area into a major
transhipment center for Indonesia. The port's initial 2km of wharves aims to
handle 4m teu when ready around 2015.
The port is planned as part
of Indonesia's overhaul of its transport infrastructure to cope with growing
domestic demand and could prove to be a competitor to the port of Singapore as
it targets East Asian traffic.
It will be part of a sea
corridor that will also see the ports of Medan, Jakarta, Surabaya, Makassar and
Sorong form six large ports that can serve as transit points for smaller feeder
ports all across the archipelago.
Tanjung Sauh is seen as an
ideal location as almost no dredging or reclamation is needed and has room for
expansion as it is across the island from the existing port at Batu Ampar.
Batam officials are supporting the project and the island has already been
declared a special economic zone.
Source : STA, 22.05.12.
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