Cargo center at seaport

Cargo center at seaport

JAKARTA (JP): The cornerstone of a new cargo distribution
center was laid at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok seaport yesterday by
Director General of Sea Transportations Soentoro.

The center, which will occupy a 10,214-square-meter section of
the seaport, is being developed by the state-owned seaport
company, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II, in cooperation with Japan's
International Port and Cargo Distribution (IPCD). The
construction is expected to be completed in 17 months.

The Japanese company has priority access to 50 percent of the
facility for 11 years until 2007, when PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II
will take over the center's operation, Antara reported. (jsk)