PT PPI Officially Becomes The Operator Of The Patimban Port Management

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation has officially handed over the management of the Vehicle Terminal (Car Terminal) to PT. The Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said that the management of Patimban Port by PPI by the private sector is collaborating with Pelindo to create a new hub. He hopes that cooperation can be improved for the better. "On behalf of the government, I congratulate PPI, which is now the operator of the Patimban Port, with the Government Cooperation with Business Entity (KPBU) scheme," he said at the inauguration ceremony of the Patimban Port, Friday, 17 December Budi said, as directed by President Joko Widodo, the construction of the Patimban Port was carried out in order to increase the national logistics index, as well as collaborate with Tanjung Priok Port to become a new hub that has competitiveness in the Southeast Asia region.

"This is also a symbol of cooperation between Indonesia and Japan. The collaboration between PPI and Toyota Tshusho is expected to improve vehicle export-import services to be better and more competitive in the future," he said. components and spare parts, to the raw material industry, to take advantage of the Patimban Port. "Let's increase the competitiveness of national logistics through the Patimban Port," he said. Minister of Transportation Budi also hopes that the presence of the Patimban Port can make Indonesia one of the vehicle export bases, which can increase national automotive industry. In addition to serving the export-import activities of vehicles, the existence of the Patimban Port is also expected to be able to drive the economy of the MSME sector, the agricultural sector, the creative industry and other sectors so that local products can compete in the global market.

On the same occasion, PPI President Director Fuad Rizal said that from now on his party was responsible for preparing all port operations. PPI builds cooperation with a Japanese consortium to operate a vehicle terminal. Since December 16, 2021, PPI has officially cooperated with PT Patimban International Car Terminal to operate the vehicle terminal. Meanwhile, the Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Kenji Kanasugi stated that the Patimban Port project is a clear indicator of Japan's commitment to participate in infrastructure development in Indonesia through the Government and Business Entity Cooperation scheme. For your information, Patimban Port is one of the National Strategic Projects (PSN), which has an important role in support economic growth in the West Java region as well as nationally. The Patimban port will become the forerunner of a new industrial and urban area in West Java called Rebana (Cirebon, Subang, Patimban and Kertajati) Metropolitan, which includes six regencies and one Cirebon City, with a growth heart Patimban Port area and Kertajati Airport. Built since 2018, currently the construction has entered Phase 1-2 (2021-2023) which includes the construction of a container terminal with a capacity of 3.75 million TEUs and a vehicle terminal with a total capacity of up to 600,000 CBU and RoRo Terminal 200 meters. There is a pu n Within the port area there are port facilities, such as container docks (421.025mx 34.2m), vehicle dock (308.6m x 33m), trestle extension (333.1m), vehicle storage area (capacity 218.000 CBU), stacking yard Containers (250,000 TEUs capacity), reclamation area (60 Ha), pond dredging (-10 m), port road and administrative building. Also attending the event were Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Rahmat Gobel, President Commissioner of PT PPI Chairul Tanjung, Commissioner of PT PPI Chairal Tanjung, representatives from JICA, Toyota Tsuho Corporation, the Ministry of Transportation, and other relevant agencies.