Inaugurating Kijing Terminal At Pontianak Port, West Kalimantan, Jokowi: Earlier I Asked The President Director Of Pelindo, The Value Was Very Large, Rp. 2.9 Trillion

President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. (Photo: Screenshot of the Presidential Secretariat Youtube)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Kijing Terminal at Pontianak Port, Mempawah Regency, West Kalimantan today. This port has been under construction since 2016, and the construction cost Rp 2.9 trillion.

"By saying Bismillahirrahmanirrahim this morning, I inaugurate the Kijing Port of Pontianak Port, Mempawah Regency, West Kalimantan Province," Jokowi said at the inauguration quoted from the Presidential Secretariat YouTube, Tuesday, August 9.

Pontianak Port Kijing Terminal is a replacement for Dwikora Port. This is because the port is considered to already have a high capacity and is difficult to develop.

"This port has a capacity of 500,000 TEUs and also 8 million non-container. It is very large and this is the largest port on the island of Kalimantan," he said.

Jokowi said the presence of the Pontianak Port would strengthen the competitiveness of the superior products produced by the Province of West Kalimantan. Such as, crude palm oil (CPO), alumina, bauxite, and others.

"Earlier (I) asked the President Director of Pelindo how much, sir, this is very big (the port), Rp. 2.9 trillion. Do not let such a large investment cannot strengthen competitiveness and cannot improve connectivity between ports, islands and between countries," he said. .

The port does not yet have an official name. On that occasion, President Jokowi said the government would be open to various proposals related to the designation of the port name.

"The name of this port is changed or different, please submit it to the central government, to me. We will accommodate all aspirations, but today we have made it official," he explained.