ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia, Budi Karya Sumadi, said that the port operator from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi Port, is interested in managing the Container Terminal at Patimban Port, West Java.
This was revealed when Minister Budi Karya met with Abu Dhabi Port CEO Saif Al Mazrouei, during his working visit to the UAE, Saturday, November 25 2023.
Minister Budi Karya explained that the meeting discussed further the interest of the largest port manager in the Middle East to work together with Indonesian port operators to manage the Patimban Port Container Terminal.
Budi explained that currently the Ministry of Transportation together with Patimban International Port as the operator of Patimban Port are looking for strategic partners who have the ability and capacity to manage international ports and have a global network.
Currently, Patimban International Port has received a cooperation offer proposal from Abu Dhabi Port.
“Some things are still being negotiated. “Hopefully we can provide the best offer that is mutually beneficial,” said Budi Karya in his official statement, Sunday, November 26 2023.
During the meeting, Budi Karya conveyed to Abu Dhabi Port that Patimban Port was the first supply chain port in Indonesia that was integrated with the industrial area around the port (hinterland).
The Indonesian government, said Budi, is fully committed to making the existence of Patimban Port provide maximum benefits for the community and increase the nation’s competitiveness.
Currently, the government continues to accelerate the completion of the development of Patimban Port. Phase 1 construction of a vehicle terminal with a capacity of 218,000 CBU and a container terminal with a capacity of 250,000 TEU has been completed.
“Currently the construction phase of phase 2 is underway which will increase the capacity of the vehicle terminal to 600,000 CBU and the container terminal to reach 3.75 million TEU,” he said. (AT Network)
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