Cargo distribution center

JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port is ready to operate its 12,000-hectare cargo distribution center starting April, an official of state-owned port management firm PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II said yesterday.

Pelabuhan Indonesia's Technical Director, Suprihat, said the distribution center would expedite the flow of industrial raw material imports from Japan.

The center is being developed by the International Federation of Port Cargo Distribution (IFPCD) of Japan and will be operated by Pelabuhan Indonesia.

Suprihat was quoted by Bisnis Indonesia as saying that the first phase of the project was now 50 percent completed. The second phase would be completed in April next year.

Suprihat said that IFPCD would get a 50-percent discounted rate until 2007 when using the facility's services. (pwn)