JICT gets new direct call

JICT gets new direct call

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT)
announced on Wednesday it had received its first direct call
service of the year from the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping
Lines (IRISL).

JICT president Simon Moore said the direct container shipping
provided by IRISL was the only service linking Indonesia with
Middle Eastern countries.

"The new IRISL service will allow Indonesian exporters to
enhance their businesses because now they can ship their cargo
directly to Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and
Iran," he said.

He said JICT was optimistic about business prospects in 2000
after recording nine new direct call services in its first nine
months of operation last year.

JICT is jointly owned by state-owned PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II
and Hutchinson Port Holdings. (cst)