Soeharto innaugurates new container terminal in Koja
Soeharto innaugurates new container terminal in Koja
JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday inaugurated the
country's most modern container terminal, controlled by his
youngest son Hutomo Mandala Putra, in Koja, North Jakarta.
PT Humpuss Terminal Peti Kemas, of the Humpuss Group, built
the container terminal and will operate it jointly with state-
owned seaport operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II.
The terminal is located in Tanjung Priok Port.
Pelindo II president A. Harbani said yesterday the new
terminal totaled US$111 million in dollar-denominated financing
and Rp 422 billion ($46.8 million) in rupiah-denominated
financing.
The facility has a container stacking capacity of 600,000 20-
foot equivalent units (TEUs) per annum.
As of the end of 1997, overall container stacking capacity at
Tanjung Priok port, excluding the Humpuss terminal, was 1.7
million TEUs.
The company began developing the terminal in 1995.
The facility currently has a 450 meter long pier with 14
meters of water depth, five container cranes, 20 transtainers and
14 hectares of container stacking space.
"Koja container terminal is the country's first modern
terminal using container cranes complete with port information
technology like on-line, real-time information and electronic
data interchange facilities," Harbani said.
The electronic data interchange system electronically connects
the terminal with the customs office, some foreign exchange banks
and importers.
Harbani said Humpuss planned to expand the current terminal so
that it would have a 975 meter long pier, 9 cranes, 36
transtainers and 36 hectares of container stacking space.
The second phase of the terminal development is planned to be
completed in 1999 with a total cost of Rp 777.6 billion in rupiah
financing and $72.3 million in dollar financing.
"The completion of the Koja terminal will raise Tanjung
Priok's container stacking capacity from 1.7 million TEUs at the
end of 1997 to 3 million in 1999," Harbani said.
The Humpuss Koja terminal has met some resistance from local
residents displaced by the development. Some of them complained
that they had not received enough compensation for their land and
houses.
Harbani said almost all of 13,000 families moved out from the
terminal location were compensated with amounts set by the city
administration.
He said Humpuss Terminal had built six blocks of low-cost
apartments for workers at the terminal and that four more blocks
were planned for future construction.
On hand at yesterday's ceremony were Humpuss chairman Hutomo
Mandala Putra, Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto,
Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication Joop Ave,
Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief, State Minister of Investment
Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo and Army Chief of Staff General Soebagyo
Hadisiswoyo. (prb/rid)