Patimban Port Officially Operates, Deputy Speaker Of DPR Optimistic To Increase Indonesian Exports

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JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachmat Gobel, is optimistic that the Patimban Port in Subang, West Java will encourage an increase in national exports. He also believes that the presence of the port will attract more foreign investors to come to Indonesia.

"This port is really needed when we talk about how to increase production in order to increase our exports from Indonesia," he said during the handover ceremony for the Patimban Port Vehicle Terminal management and the first export of vehicles, at Patimban Port, Subang, West Java, Friday, 17 December.

According to Gobel, one of the obstacles to export activities in Indonesia is the length of the process at the port because it is too crowded. According to him, with the operation of the Patimban Port, logistics activities will be faster and easier.

"So far, exports have been carried out through Tanjung Priok, which has always received complaints from many people, which has resulted in a decrease in our productivity because the timeliness for exports has been disrupted. Because there is only one route and the facilities are not yet good. With the presence of the Patimban port, it will give enthusiasm and motivation to industry players. export-based in Indonesia, especially from the island of Java," he said.

Gobel also hopes that Patimban Port will be a part of supporting Indonesia as an export base not only for the Indonesian market but for other world markets.

"Because the presence of Patimban will have a positive impact on how to reduce logistics costs that are always faced by industry players," he said.

Previously reported, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said that the management of Patimban Port by PT Pelabuhan Patimban Internasional (PPI), which is fully private, collaborates with Pelindo to create a new hub. He also 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, under the Government Cooperation with Business Entity (PPP) scheme," said Budi.

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 competitive hub 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.

For your information, Patimban Port is one of the National Strategic Projects (PSN), which has an important role in supporting economic growth in the West Java region and also nationally.

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 covers six regencies and one Cirebon City, with the growth heart of the 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 a RoRo Terminal of 200 meters.

In the port area, there are port facilities, such as container dock (421.025mx 34.2m), vehicle dock (308.6m x 33m), trestle extension (333.1m), vehicle storage area (capacity 218.000 CBU), field container stacking (250,000 TEUs capacity), reclamation area (60 Ha), pond dredging (-10 m), port road and administrative building.