Sri Mas Sari Thursday, 03/21/2019 02:00 WIB
Bisnis, JAKARTA – PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I is looking for a strategic partner to manage the Kuala Tanjung industrial area which will support Kuala Tanjung Harbor with an area of up to 3,000 hectares.
Pelindo I Finance Director, Mohamad Nur Sodiq, said the strategic partner was expected to sustain some of the development funds through the formation of a joint venture with PT Prima Pembangunan Kawasan, a Pelindo I subsidiary that manages the Kuala Tanjung industrial area.
“We are having a beauty contest for strategic partners. We cannot mention who are the participants.” he told Bisnis on Wednesday (3/20).
According to him, the search for strategic partners together with the land acquisition process which is targeted to be 400 hectares this year. Pelindo I has prepared IDR 2 trillion for land acquisition and basic infrastructure development, such as roads and electricity.
The industrial estate with an area of up to 3,000 hectares will become the hinterland of the Kuala Tanjung Port, which is predicted by the government to be an international hub in the Malacca Strait.
Previously, in the accordance of Presidential Regulation (PP) No. 81/2018, the assignment of the construction, development and management of the Kuala Tanjung industrial estate was carried out by Pelindo I by involving and with PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum or Inalum (Persero).
“It is also possible that PTPN III will work together in developing the area.” Mr. Sodiq added.
In the meantime, the Port of Kuala Tanjung with a terminal capacity of 600,000 TEUs has been tested with several large vessels, both for domestic and export activities.
The ship that has docked includes KM Sinar Belawan which has a weight of around 12,000 GT with a length of 145.5 meters. The ship, owned by the shipping company PT Samudera Indonesia, was carrying 50 cargo boxes belongs to PT Unilever Indonesia.
The Wan Hai 505 and Wan Hai 507 vessels with a length of 268 m each and a capacity of 4,500 TEUs have also been docked. Each ship transports goods belonging to PT Unilever Indonesia and PT Domas Agrointi Perdana (P&G) to China, India, Singapore and Malaysia.
The port has been equipped with a 500×60 m pier, trestle along 2.8 km and a width of 18.5 m, and is equipped with 4 linex 8 inch pipe rack, 3 units of ship to shore (STS) cranes, 8 units of automated rubber tyred gantry (ARTG) cranes, 21 units of truck terminals, and 2 units of mobile harbor cranes (MHC), as well as container operating systems and liquid bulk terminals.
The port in Batubara Regency – about 130 km from Medan City – is operated by PT Prima Multi Terminal, a joint venture of Pelindo I, PT Pembangunan Perumahan Tbk., and PT Waskita Karya Tbk.
Source : bisnis.com