Port open on holiday

Port open on holiday

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto
announced here yesterday that the Tanjung Priok Port in North
Jakarta will keep on operating during the Idul Fitri holiday
which falls on Feb. 21 and 22.

"The Tanjung Priok port will remain open for 24 hours and
activities will stop just for two hours for the Idul Fitri prayer
on Feb. 21, so both exporters and importers will be able to
conduct their business as usual," Haryanto said after opening a
three-day workshop of PT Pelni, a state-owned shipping company.

He stressed that activities at the port will continue in spite
of public holidays.

The Tanjung Priok port used to close for several days during
Idul Fitri celebration.

The secretary-general of the Indonesian Shipowners
Association, Barens Saragih, hailed the policy, hoping that other
related services in the port, such as banks and immigration, as
well as customs and excises offices, would also remain open
during the holidays. (icn)