New liner for Sulawesi

Thu, 04 Jan 1996

JAKARTA (JP): PT Putera Pare Lines will to import a passenger ship from Germany to link South Sulawesi and Sabah state in Malaysia, the company's executive said yesterday.

HM Tahir Palureng was quoted by Antara in Parepare, South Sulawesi, as saying that the US$13 million ship, capable of carrying 600 passengers which will start operation later this year.

Tahir explained that the liner will transport Indonesian workers to and from Malaysia as well as foreign tourists wishing to visit Indonesia.

To support the ship's operation, Tahir said, the company will cooperate with the local administration to build a new passenger terminal near the Nusantara Parepare port. (rid)

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