Knowing the port of Patimban, the competitor of Jokowi’s mega project in Tanjung Priok Page all

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the first operation from the port of Patimban, Subang, West Java, virtually from the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday (12/20/2020).

“Talking bismillahirohmanirohim, Today, I declare that the port of Patimban is ready and usable, “said Jokowi. Between.

The president hopes that the existence of the port of Patimban will coexist with the port of Tanjung Priok, which is already congested and causes congestion on the Bekasi-Jakarta, Jakarta-Bekasi roads.

According to Jokowi, the port of Patimban is strategically located between the Kertajati airport and the industrial areas in Bekasi, Karawang and Purwakarta. He believes that the port of Patimban will be the key to connecting regions and supporting the acceleration of exports.

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You could say that the port of Patimban is one of the projects that President Jokowi has prioritized a lot. Not surprisingly, the former DKI Jakarta governor has asked his aides to accelerate the development of the port on several occasions.

This project is part of an effort to create an economic corridor on the north coast of Java.

“We have broadcast on several occasions that the north coast of Java, which is already connected to a toll road, should become an economic super corridor because the infrastructure facilities are relatively more prepared for all industrial areas, tourist areas and agricultural centers. they must be connected to this highway, “he said. Jokowi when he arrived at Bogor Palace on September 22, 2020 quoted by Kompas Daily.

The acceleration of the development of the port of Patimban is expected to stimulate commercial and economic growth in the West Java region. This port is expected to support regional and national economies.

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Reduce the role of Tanjung Priok

The port of Patimban itself can reduce distribution travel time from industrial estates to ports. This will have a positive impact on reducing logistics costs.

Currently, the travel time from the West Java industrial zone to the port of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, can reach four to five hours. Traffic congestion towards Tanjung Priok port affects this travel time.

“When the port of Patimban and its connectivity via the toll road are completed, the travel time is estimated to be only one hour,” said Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.

According to the plan, the construction of Phase I of the Patimban port in Subang is scheduled to be completed in the third week of November 2020. In addition, the port will have limited operations.

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The Port of Patimban is one of the national strategic projects with an investment of 43.2 billion IDR in an area of ​​369 hectares and a reserve area of ​​356 hectares.

The construction of phase I drains a budget of 14 trillion rupees from the state budget and loans from the Japan International Cooperation Agency or JICA.

In phase I, the port will physically have a building and capacity as large as the Tanjung Priok port.

The physical objects that are planned to be ready for operation include a container terminal with a length of 150 meters, a container field of 35 hectares with a capacity of 250,000 20-foot containers and a terminal for 218,000 vehicles.

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The port of Patimban is scheduled to be fully developed in 2027. Then, by 2027, the total accumulated capacity of the container terminal will be 7.5 million TEUs.

Meanwhile, Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said that the port of Patimban was the main port that was built with one of the main considerations to reduce logistics costs and smooth the flow of goods, as well as reduce the loading of goods vehicles. on the roads, especially in the Greater Jakarta area.

“The port of Patimban, which is in synergy with the port of Tanjung Priok, is expected to speed up logistics time and costs. Especially to reduce domestic logistics costs and improve the profitability of exporting Indonesian products abroad, one of which are automotive products, ”he said.

In the process of building the port, Budi explained, in addition to focusing on accelerating the development of the infrastructure of the Patimban port, his party will also pay attention to the economic and social aspects of the surrounding community.

One of them is the realization of social actions and active training, such as entrepreneurship training, community empowerment training and specialization programs for local fishermen.

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“For fishermen, we are also working with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries to provide assistance to boats that are channeled through cooperatives,” he said.

Prime car export

At the same time as the activities soft release and the Patimban operation, carried out the initial export of cars in the form of cars for a total of 140 units using the MV Suzuka Express ship owned by PT Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd bound for Brunei Darussalam.

At that time, the MV Suzuka Express Ship docked at the port of Patimban, which was directly escorted by 2 KPLP patrol vessels, namely KN Alugara and KN Celurit as it entered the seaway from the port of Patimban.

The MV Suzuka Express is a Panama flagged ship that has specifications that include GT weight. 43,810, length 180 m, beam 30 m, draft 7.7 m and has speed (heading) 14.6 knots.

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