Tripanusa, Priok Port sign deal

Tripanusa, Priok Port sign deal

JAKARTA (JP): PT Tripanusa Dinamika has won a 15-year build,
operate and transfer (BOT) contract to supply fresh water to
ships stopping over in Tanjung Priok Port, North Jakarta.

The port authority said on Tuesday that the privatization of
the water supply service was one of its programs to improve
efficiency and the level of service provided to ship owners.

Tripanusa, wholly owned by local investors, will manage the
fresh water supply from processing to invoicing under the 15-year
BOT contract, which was signed here last week.

The port authority said that it hoped Tripanusa, which has
hired a number of French specialists, would be able to improve
the international image of the Jakarta port.

It added that the water supply agreement represents the first
time that one of its services has been contracted out to a
private company. (hen)