Building Ambon New Port, Jokowi Wants To Make Maluku The National Center For Fish Barns

The Minister of Transportation reviewed the construction sites for the Ambon New Port and Integrated Fisheries Port (ANTARA).

JAKARTA - The government plans to make Maluku the center of a national fish barn (LIN). Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said the plan had been prepared starting with the construction of the Ambon Port or Ambon New Port.

"We know that eastern Indonesia is rich in fish, and in the report of the Minister of KKP, there are many things that can be made effective so that fishing functions can be massive," he said after a limited meeting with President Jokowi, at the President's office, Jakarta, Monday 29. March.

The Minister of Transportation said that the port will be directly connected to the industrial area. The government, said Budi, will start construction according to solicited. This means that the government will begin land acquisition of 200 hectares and prepare basic infrastructure.

"(We are starting to) prepare basic infrastructure, after that the government will conduct a PPP auction, cooperation between the government and the private sector with an investment of approximately Rp. 5 trillion. The initial stage is for Rp. 1.3 trillion," he said.

In addition, said Budi, there is an opportunity to increase the land area to 900 hectares. Meanwhile, the private sector will acquire 700 hectares of land.

Budi said the construction is projected to last for two years while fixing Yos Sudarso Port and Nusantara Fishery Port, which are both located in Ambon.

"But we want to restructure the fishing count methods so that for the past 2 years we can prove it," said Budi.

According to Budi, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) also ordered his party to prepare. This project will also receive funding support from PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero).

Previously, KKP Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, said that the National Fish Barn in Maluku Province is one way to grow the economy of the people of Eastern Indonesia.

According to Trenggono, the national fish barn area will be built as modern as possible by carrying out the concept of integration from upstream to downstream. Thus, running business processes will be more effective in increasing economic growth.

"I am preparing from an economic aspect, so the economy is fish and related to marine biota. This is what we are preparing," said Trenggono.