Minister Of Transportation Invites Japanese Investors To Manage Back Up Patimban Port Area

Patimban Port (Photo: Antara)

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi invited Japanese divers to participate in developing and managing additional back up areas or areas at Patimban Port, Subang, West Java.

The offer was conveyed by Minister of Transportation Budi during his working visit to Japan agenda. Budi is scheduled to meet a number of figures to discuss Indonesia-Japan cooperation in the transportation sector.

The Minister of Transportation also conveyed the development of a number of projects, one of which is the progress of the Patimban Port project which has entered Phase I-2, including the development of the Car Terminal which is targeted for completion in 2025, the development of Container Terminal, and the Consulting Services for Design and Supervision.

Budi hopes that the Japanese Consortium together with African Global Logistics (AGL) and PT Samudera Indonesia can provide the best cooperation proposal as partners of PT Pelabuhan Patimban Indonesia (PPI) in operating the Patimban Container Terminal.

"We also invited Japanese investors to be involved in the development and management of the back up area at Patimban Port," Budi said in an official statement, Thursday, April 25.

In addition, Minister of Transportation Budi also encouraged Toyota Tsusho Corporation to open new opportunities and invite more car manufacturers. Including non-Japan car manufacturers, to export through Patimban Port.

Budi said he had also met with the Deputy Minister of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Japan in January. At the meeting, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed which reaffirmed the commitment of the two countries to increase cooperation in the transportation sector.

"We are following up with the results of the meeting of the Deputy Minister so that it can bring benefits, both for Indonesia and Japan," he said.

Apart from Patimban Port, Budi also discussed the North-South Jakarta MRT (North-South) project. He said the project had now been running according to plan.

Therefore, Budi also appreciated Japan's support until the signing of the CP205 Contact Package between MRT Jakarta and Sojitz Corporation.

"This is an achievement that should be grateful for, but also reminded that there will still be challenges that we must solve together in completing the construction," he said.

Meanwhile, for the East-West (East-West) MRT project, Budi encouraged the signing of the Loan Agreement to be carried out immediately.

"So that the groundbreaking targeted in August can be realized," he explained.