Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Persero) or Pelindo I has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Term Sheet of Cooperation on the Kuala Tanjung Port and Industrial Estate Development Project together with the Port of Rotterdam and Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group Co., Ltd. (Zhejiang).
President Director Pelindo I Prasetyo explained the signing of the MoU and Term Sheet this cooperation will accelerate the development of Kuala Tanjung PIE and will also realize Kuala Tanjung PIE as The Indonesia’s Logistic and Supply Chain Hub.
According to him, 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.
“We are 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,” he said in a press release, Saturday (05/08/2021). He explained pelindo I together with the Port of Rotterdam, and Zhejiang Seaport Group will cooperate in optimizing kuala Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal (KTMT) operated by Pelindo 1 subsidiary, PT Prima Multi Terminal (PMT). Port of Rotterdam, and Zhejiang Seaport Group will be part of the shareholders in PMT, together with Pelindo 1, PT Waskita Karya Tbk, PT Pembangunan Perumahan Tbk. In this cooperation will also be carried out direct call ships from Ningbo Zhoushan Port to Kuala Tanjung Port.
In the Industrial Estate, Port of Rotterdam, and Zhejiang Seaport Group sectors, it will cooperate with Pelindo 1 subsidiary PT Prima Pengembangan Kawasan in developing an industrial area in Kuala Tanjung covering an area of 200 ha in the first phase provided for industries from China. In addition, also signed a term sheet cooperation between Pelindo 1, Port of Rotterdam and Zhejiang Seaport Group which includes Term Sheet Conditional Share Subscription Agreement (CSSA) , Term Sheet Shareholder Agreement (SHA), Term Sheet Industrial Estate Co-Development (IECD).
The development of Kuala Tanjung PIE Kuala Tanjung which is on the main strait of Malacca strait is crossed by 25 percent of world trade commodities and supported by strong hinterland in 10 provinces on Sumatra Island, making Kuala Tanjung PIE’s position more strategic and potentially an important node in the global logistics and supply chain. Kuala Tanjung is also integrated and directly connected to Sei Mangkei Industrial Estate and has been designated as a Special Economic Zone (KEK).
In addition, Kuala Tanjung will implement the concept of smart port and smart industrial area. It is supported by the application of qualified information technology in the region so that it will later become a modern industrial area on an International scale. KTMT which is part of Kuala Tanjung PIE which has been operated since 2019 is projected as The Next Indonesia’s Logistic and Supply Chain Hub. With a port pool depth of -17 mLWS is able to accommodate large ships weighing 50,000 DWT as well as various types of cargo from containers, liquid bulk, to general cargo.