Government to reorganize container port management<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The government will introduce next month new
\nmanagement and coordination at the Tanjung Priok container port,
\nto avoid potential congestion at the terminal, Minister of
\nTransportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said.<\/p>\n
\"For a three-month trial period, starting on May 1, the state-
\nowned port management firm, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II,
\nwill be designated as the only party authorized to manage the
\ncontainer terminal,\" Haryanto told reporters, after speaking at a
\nBritish-Indonesia maritime seminar at his office yesterday.<\/p>\n
He said that based on a presidential decree regulating
\ncontainer terminal operations, Pelindo II and the office of the
\nport administrator have been charged with managing the terminal's
\noperations.<\/p>\n
\"But the relationship between the two parties is not very
\nharmonious at the moment. They blame each other for the existing
\nproblems and this, in turn, causes inefficiency,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said that after the three-month trial operation, he will
\nconsult with the State Secretary, the Coordinating Minister for
\nEconomy and Finance and the Coordinating Minister for Industry
\nand Trade on follow-up measures to be taken.<\/p>\n
\"We will then propose a reorganization to President Soeharto,\"
\nHaryanto said.<\/p>\n
Based on Presidential Decree No. 4\/ 1985, the port
\nadministrator is assigned to facilitate smooth cargo flow, though
\nPelindo is still operating as the only entity in charge of
\nmanaging the port, including its container and passenger
\nterminals.<\/p>\n
In the container terminal, Pelindo principally acts as the
\nmanager, handling shipping, loading and unloading devices, berths
\nas well as financial and other related affairs.<\/p>\n
The port administrator acts as the supervisor, overseeing the
\nflow of the cargo and other aspects of port operations.<\/p>\n
\"It's not right if longshoremen at the terminal are managed by
\nthe port administrator, while Pelindo manages the loading and
\nunloading businesses,\" Haryanto said.<\/p>\n
The port administrator will be assigned mainly as the
\nsupervisor and coordinator of the services of all other
\ngovernment agencies related to the port operations, he added.<\/p>\n
The minister also said yesterday that to improve cargo
\nhandling at the Tanjung Priok container terminal, the government
\nhas ordered three additional cranes from Europe, which will be
\ndelivered next month.<\/p>\n
\"But I don't think there has been any congestion at the port,
\nas many have complained about. In fact, only 70 percent of the
\nterminal's capacity has so far been used,\" Haryanto said.<\/p>\n
\"But congestion will occur if we don't do anything,\" he said,
\nreferring to the third container terminal being built at the
\nTanjung Priok port.<\/p>\n
The new US$495 million terminal, developed by Pelindo II and
\nthe Humpuss Group, will be able to accommodate about 1.2 million
\ncontainers of the 20 feet equivalent. (icn)<\/p>",
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