JAKARTA- PT Pelindo 1 (Persero) together with Port of Rotterdam and Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group Co., Ltd. (Zhejiang) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and terms sheet of cooperation online, Friday (7/5/2021).
The signing of the three parties relates to the work on the Kuala Tanjung Port and Industrial Estate (Kuala Tanjung PIE) development project. The signing of the MoU was carried out by Director of Business Transformation and Development Pelindo 1 Joko Noerhudha, Director of PT Pelabuhan Rotterdam Indonesia Andre G. F. Toet, and Assistant General Manager Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group Co., Ltd. Shi Jianjie.
President Director of Pelindo 1 Prasetyo explained, the signing of the MoU and term sheet of this cooperation will accelerate the development of Kuala Tanjung PIE and will also realize Kuala Tanjung PIE as Indonesia’s Logistic and Supply Chain Hub.
“With the support of the Port of Rotterdam and Zhejiang Seaport Group which has a global logistics network, the strategic location of Kuala Tanjung PIE, supported by potential hinterland, as well as full support from the government, Pelindo 1 is confident that it will make Kuala Tanjung PIE the Indonesian’s Logistic and Supply Chain Hub,” he said in an official statement, Saturday (8/5/2021).
Prasetyo added that he is also confident that Kuala Tanjung PIE will be one of the new economic gateways in ASEAN and an important node in the global trade and logistics network connecting Europe and Asia.
Pelindo 1, Port of Rotterdam, and Zhejiang Seaport Group will cooperate in optimizing Kuala Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal (KTMT) operated by Pelindo 1’s subsidiary, PT Prima Multi Terminal (PMT). Port of Rotterdam, and Zhejiang Seaport Group will be part of the shareholder in PMT together with Pelindo 1, PT Waskita Karya Tbk,PT Pembangunan Perumahan Tbk. In this cooperation will also be carried out direct call ship sailing from Ningbo Zhoushan Port to Kuala Tanjung Port.
In the Industrial Estate sector, The Port of Rotterdam, and Zhejiang Seaport Group will cooperate with Pelindo 1 subsidiary PT Prima Pengembangan Kawasan in developing an industrial area in Kuala Tanjung covering an area of 200 hectares in the first phase provided for industries from China.
In addition, the signing of term sheet cooperation between Pelindo 1, Port of Rotterdam, and Zhejiang Seaport Group includes Term Sheet Conditional Share Subscription Agreement (CSSA), Term Sheet Shareholder Agreement (SHA), Term Sheet Industrial Estate Co-Development (IECD).
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