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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
International port Patimban of Subang, West Java, tomorrow Sunday (20/22) will begin operating. To export 140 cars to Brunei Darussalam will mark the start of port operations, which is one of the national strategic projects.
In soft release tomorrow the new port will be in limited operation. Reporting from Between, General Directorate of Maritime Transport, Ministry of Transport continues to make final preparations.
“Development car The terminal of the international port of Patimban has been completed and is ready to operate on a limited basis, “said Managing Director of Shipping, R Agus H Purnomo, in a written statement received in Jakarta on Saturday (12/19).
The export of 140 cars to Brunei will use the MV Suzuka Express ship owned by PT Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd.
“Currently, the MV. Suzuka Express ship has docked at the port of Patimban, which is directly escorted by 2 KPLP patrol boats, namely the KN Alugara and the KN Celurit when they enter the sea route from the port of Patimban,” he said. Agus.
Agus hopes that the presence of the port of Patimban will further enliven and stimulate national economic activities in general, as well as for the people of Subang in particular.
Earlier, the Director General of Land Transport, Budi Setiyadi, said that the export volume of vehicles from the port of Patimban in 2025 is estimated to reach 1 million units per year.
The projection comes from the results of a study conducted by the Association of Motor Vehicle Industries (Gaikindo) on the export potential through Patimban to countries such as Latin America, North America to Africa.
“According to the Gaikindo results, there is a possibility that in 2025, 1 million units of CBU export vehicles will use the port of Patimban,” he said in a Public Dialogue titled Port of Patimban and National Economic Geliat that took place virtually on Friday. (11/27).
The port of Patimban is one of the National Strategic Projects (PSN). Patimbam will become the main port and is expected to reduce logistics costs and smooth the flow of goods, as well as reduce the load of freight vehicles on the road, which often causes congestion.
The government aims for the port of Patimban to become an international port capable of serving and providing a container terminal with a capacity of 7.5 million TEU and a vehicle terminal with a capacity of 600 thousand CBU. Later, the port of Patimban will also be combined with the port of Tanjung Priok.
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