PT
Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Persero), owner of Kuala Tanjung International Hub Port
and Industrial Estate, has signed a head of agreement (HoA) with Port
of Rotterdam Authority and the operator of the world's biggest cargo
terminal in Ningbo, Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation
Group, that aims to speed up the development of the port and industrial estate.
The scope of the HoA covers the development of Kuala
Tanjung International Hub Port and Industrial Estate located in Indonesia's
north Sumatera province, to turn it into a world class port and industrial
area. The project includes the optimisation of the multipurpose terminal by
offering direct shipping between Kuala Tanjung and Ningbo through the network
owned by Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group.
The collaboration also involves the holding of joint
workshops to develop new business plans and commercial terms by including Kuala
Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal as part of the whole project.
"This cooperation is one of the steps we take to
increase Kuala Tanjung capability in competing with other major ports along the
Malacca Strait," said PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Persero) president
director Dian Rachmawan at the signing ceremony that was held at the Ministry
of Transportation office in Jakarta.
"With the experience owned by the largest ports in
Europe and Asia in collaboration with PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Persero), it is
expected to be able to push the port of Kuala Tanjung to become a world-class
port and to encourage regional and even national economic growth," said Mr
Dian.
The first phase of Kuala Tanjung port, which was
completed in 2018, established a multipurpose terminal. At present the deep-sea
port has a 500 x 60 metre jetty and a 2.8-kilometre trestle for four track
lanes as wide as 18.5 metres.
The second phase involves the development of a
3,400-hectare industrial estate, while the third and fourth phases will focus
on turning the Kuala Tanjung into a hub port.
Source : HKSG.
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