Construction of New Terminal Tanjung Priok time according to the plan began in early 2013. Development by way of reclamation is divided into two stages, all of which will swallow a budget of Rp 43 trillion

New Priok Port Terminal

New Priok Port

Construction of New Terminal Tanjung Priok time according to the plan began in early 2013. Development by way of reclamation is divided into two stages, all of which will swallow a budget of Rp 43 trillion



Construction of New Terminal Tanjung Priok time according to the plan began in early 2013. Development by way of reclamation is divided into two stages, all of which will swallow a budget of Rp 43 trillion. When the first phase is completed, the capacity of the Port of Tanjung Priok will increase 4.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) per year making it the largest port in Indonesia will total capacity of nearly 10 million TEUs per year.

Deputy Transportation Minister Bambang Susantono states, such as constrained land is limited, the development of the Port of Tanjung Priok done by reclamation. "Groundbreaking for the first phase to be done and expected to be completed within two years," he said.

The second phase, said Bambang, immediately do so the first stage is completed. Expected in 2015, the new terminal can be used. If not enabled, according to available data, there will be stagnation of the capacity of the Port of Tanjung Priok because of the growing use of the historic port has reached 6 million TEUs per year. That is also why, in addition to increasing the capacity of the terminal, increasing capacity buildup / container yard is also done.

In addition to some of these, said Bambang, also conducted spatial realignment Tanjung Priok. Agencies that are not directly related to the port relocated to the edge of the harbor. This, he added, could increase the port capacity of 1.5 million-2 million TEUs. This step is also coupled with the activation dryport in Cikarang.

"Still in relation to this project, also built access roads and railways along approximately 7 kilometers. Ahead we expect Tanjung Priok be one that counts ports in Asia," said Bambang.