Menhub Mau Pengelola Pelabuhan Kuala Tanjung Meningkatkan Pengayanan

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi while inspecting Kuala Tanjung Port and SEZ Sei Mangkei (Kemenhub)

JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi asked the manager of the Kuala Tanjung Port to improve services so that they can serve the logistics distribution of the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), North Sumatra.

"Sei Mangkei and Kuala Tanjung complement each other. If Sei Mangkei's productivity increases, then port productivity will also increase," said the Minister of Transportation in his statement, Saturday, September 24.

The Minister of Transportation, while inspecting the Kuala Tanjung Port and SEZ of Sei Mangkei, said that in the next two years, 10 factories will be built at the Sei Mangkei SEZ. The Minister of Transportation hopes to increase the productivity of Kuala Tanjung Port.

To further increase the smooth distribution of logistics from Kuala Tanjung Port to SEZ Sei Mangkei and vice versa, the Minister of Transportation said that next month it is targeted that rail transportation will be operational.

"Using trains will be more efficient and fast compared to more congested land routes. With a train from Kuala Tanjung to Sei Mangkei no more than 30 minutes." said the minister as quoted from Antara.

The Minister of Transportation further explained that together with the Minister of Investment, he would invite a number of stakeholders to submit the Kuala Tanjung Port work plan and Sei Mangkei SEZ in 2023 with increased productivity achievements.

According to him, North Sumatra is an area that has a lot of potential, especially CPO and Kelapa Sawit.

"I heard that Inalum will also invest here. With the synergy of Pelindo and Inalum, it is hoped that it will stimulate the productivity of Kuala Tanjung Port," he said.

The Minister of Transportation asked for synergies and collaboration between stakeholders such as Pelindo, Regional Government, TNI/Polri, Sei Mangkei SEZ managers, and other related elements to continue to be improved.

It is hoped that the capacity of activities in the Sei Mangkei SEZ will continue to increase from 23 percent to 50 percent in 2024.

The government continues to develop multimodal integration to increase the mobility of goods from the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

The integration was carried out with the rail lines of goods connecting Sei Mangkei, Kuala Tanjung, and Belawan.

Phase I of the Development of Kuala Tanjung Port, namely Kuala Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal, has been operating.

Pelindo's port is equipped with a 500x60 m pier, 2.8 km long trelle for four 18.5 m wide truck lanes.

In addition, it has been equipped with complete and modern port facilities supported by an integrated IT system so that it can improve services to service users and increase the speed of the loading and unloading process.

This port is expected to be a transshipment port, which was visited by large ships from a number of countries.