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Jakarta on Track to Complete Construction of the Largest Port in South East Asia
TIN news: The government’s ambition to develop Jakarta’s New Priok Container Terminal (NPCT) into South East Asia’s largest container port is showing sign of realization.
Once it is completely finished, the offshore port would enable Indonesia to stop relying on Singapore as a transit hub.
On July 26, the government will launch full commercial operation of the first NPCT terminal, referred to as the New Priok Container Terminal 1 (NPCT 1), which is designed have five terminals all together. The NPCT is also known as the Kali Baru container port. Trial operation of NPCT1 took place last Friday (27/5) as reported by Tempo.co.
Reportedly, if put together the five terminals will be 20 times larger than the current Tanjung Priok Port, which is located 3.2 kilometers away. Currently Indonesia’s biggest port, Tanjung Priok can handle 6.5 million containers a year, still inadequate to cater for rising import and export activities.
The 32-hectare NPCT 1 that will be launched this July has capacity of 1.5 million TEUS, similar to currently under construction NPCT 2 and NCPT 3. The NPCT 1, with its 850-meter dock, can accommodate two mother vessels and one feeder boat.
NPCT operator PT. Pelindo II had initially planned to raise the three terminals’ capacity to 3 million TEUS each by 2023. This is according to Saptono Irianto, the communication and business development director of the state-owned company.
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo is paying special attention to the progress of the NPCT development. It is among the five planned deep-sea ports for large cargo ships planned by his predecessor President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. These deep-sea ports will be located in different provinces across the archipelago.
Facilitating businesses
President Jokowi expects the NPCT to help facilitate new investments in Indonesia and reduce consumer goods prices through lower transport costs. He is also hopeful that the new port will help develop remote areas in the world’s largest archipelagic country.
Meanwhile, Vice President Jusuf Kalla once said that if the whole port project is finished, Indonesia may no longer rely on Singapore as a transit hub.
The business community enthusiastically welcomed the planned dedication of the New Priok Container Terminal 1.
Ship owners Association chairman Carmelita Hartoto believes the operation of the new container terminal would lead to efficiency in shipping operations. Vessels will not have to wait too long to enter the new port.
Rosan P Roeslani, chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), feels confident that the NPCT1 will cut logistics costs by up to 30 percent. “With more modern and efficient terminal, the process of goods checking will go faster,” Rosan Roeslani noted, as reported by Kompas daily.
In the construction of the NPCT1, Pelindo II is involving world-class shipping and port operators including Nippon Mitsui & Co, Ltd., Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA).
Once it is completely finished, the offshore port would enable Indonesia to stop relying on Singapore as a transit hub.
On July 26, the government will launch full commercial operation of the first NPCT terminal, referred to as the New Priok Container Terminal 1 (NPCT 1), which is designed have five terminals all together. The NPCT is also known as the Kali Baru container port. Trial operation of NPCT1 took place last Friday (27/5) as reported by Tempo.co.
Reportedly, if put together the five terminals will be 20 times larger than the current Tanjung Priok Port, which is located 3.2 kilometers away. Currently Indonesia’s biggest port, Tanjung Priok can handle 6.5 million containers a year, still inadequate to cater for rising import and export activities.
The 32-hectare NPCT 1 that will be launched this July has capacity of 1.5 million TEUS, similar to currently under construction NPCT 2 and NCPT 3. The NPCT 1, with its 850-meter dock, can accommodate two mother vessels and one feeder boat.
NPCT operator PT. Pelindo II had initially planned to raise the three terminals’ capacity to 3 million TEUS each by 2023. This is according to Saptono Irianto, the communication and business development director of the state-owned company.
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo is paying special attention to the progress of the NPCT development. It is among the five planned deep-sea ports for large cargo ships planned by his predecessor President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. These deep-sea ports will be located in different provinces across the archipelago.
Facilitating businesses
President Jokowi expects the NPCT to help facilitate new investments in Indonesia and reduce consumer goods prices through lower transport costs. He is also hopeful that the new port will help develop remote areas in the world’s largest archipelagic country.
Meanwhile, Vice President Jusuf Kalla once said that if the whole port project is finished, Indonesia may no longer rely on Singapore as a transit hub.
The business community enthusiastically welcomed the planned dedication of the New Priok Container Terminal 1.
Ship owners Association chairman Carmelita Hartoto believes the operation of the new container terminal would lead to efficiency in shipping operations. Vessels will not have to wait too long to enter the new port.
Rosan P Roeslani, chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), feels confident that the NPCT1 will cut logistics costs by up to 30 percent. “With more modern and efficient terminal, the process of goods checking will go faster,” Rosan Roeslani noted, as reported by Kompas daily.
In the construction of the NPCT1, Pelindo II is involving world-class shipping and port operators including Nippon Mitsui & Co, Ltd., Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA).