Strategic Location, The Riau Islands Provincial Government Asks The Ministry Of Transportation For Management Of Tanjung Moco Port

Head of the Junaidi Riau Islands Transportation Service.ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Riau Islands Provincial Government (Kepri Provincial Government) is interested in managing Tanjung Moco Port on Dompak Island, Tanjungpinang City to improve the regional economy. Kepala Dinas Perhubungan Kepri Junaidi mengatakan, Pelabuhan Tanjung Moco masih dikelola oleh Kementerian Perhubungan, termasuk Terminal Pelabuhan Dompak dan Pelabuhan Internasional Tanjung Berakit, Kabupaten Bintan. The Riau Islands Provincial Government will apply that the Tanjung Moco Port in free trade areas and free ports (Free Trade Zone/FTZ) can be managed by Regional Owned Enterprises or the FTZ Tanjungpinang Concession Agency. "The port position is strategic, it can be managed for various port activities. This activity will certainly have a positive impact on the economy of the community and region," he said in Tanjungpinang, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, December 6. Based on observations, the Port of Dompak and the Port of Tanjung Berkit are in a badly damaged condition. The two ports are not operating, just like Moco Port. Dompak Port was built in 2015, while five years earlier the Ministry of Transportation built Tanjung Moco Port. Meanwhile, Tanjung Berkit Port was built in 2012. Junaidi did not respond when asked about Dompak Port. Meanwhile, the Port of Tanjung Berkit, according to him, can be managed for port businesses. "For the time being, we are submitting a request that the Moco Port be handed over to the Riau Islands Provincial Government, and can be managed by regional government-owned enterprises," he said. Chairman of Commission II of the Riau Islands DPRD Wahyu Wahyudin asked the Riau Islands Provincial Government to move quickly to control the three ports, rather than be neglected. The management of the port after it is repaired can increase state and regional income. Currently, he said, the management of port services is a business trend both on a large and medium scale. Facilities and infrastructure are the main requirements to start the business, in addition to strengthening human resource capacity. Port services are business opportunities that should be captured by the government. The Ministry of Transportation should hand over the port to the Riau Islands Provincial Government after repairing it. "Now the port already exists, it remains only to repair it, then manage business aspects for the benefit of the state, region and the community. It's a shame the port is not managed, even though the central budget of hundreds of billions of rupiah is drained to build the three ports," he said.