Pelindo I upgrades seaports

Pelindo I upgrades seaports

MEDAN, North Sumatra (Antara): PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I
(Pelindo I) plans to spend Rp 11.3 billion upgrading some of its
seaports in North Sumatra in the 1997/1998 financial year.

"These funds will be allocated to a project which covers
dredging of port basins, coastal reclamation and pier and
warehouse rehabilitation", PT Pelindo I spokesman Hasyim Lubis
said here over the weekend.

This project will affect PT Pelindo I's Belawan, Tanjung
Balai, Sibolga, Gunung Sitoli and Nias Island ports.

Lubis said the project to upgrade and rehabilitate the
facilities and infrastructure of these ports was part of Pelindo
I's plan to improve its service. Pelindo I, a state enterprise,
is supervised by the Ministry of Transport.

PT Pelindo I will also conduct a human resources improvement
program in 1997 for its and other companies' staff.

Lubis said that shipping, cargo handling and the number of
passengers using the ports would increase in 1997.

PT Pelindo I supervises nine seaports in its area of
operation, which includes Aceh, North Sumatra and Riau.

To support the Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand Growth
Triangle, PT Pelindo I would cooperate with the Malaysian seaport
of Port Klang, which aimed to raise commodity exports from the
growth triangle, Lubis said.