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Patimban Port expected to help boost automotive exports
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Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chief Thomas Lembong (second right) speaks to journalists in a press briefing on Jan. 4. (JP/Grace D. Amianti)
T
he government expects the Patimban deep-sea port in West Java to help pave the way to boost Indonesia’s automotive exports in the future.
“Patimban Port is expected to boost Indonesia’s automotive exports as Tanjung Priok’s capacity is already full,” Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Thomas Lembong said over the weekend.
The port, construction of which will begin in 2018, will have a container capacity of 1.5 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) once it is partly completed by 2019 and then 7.5 million TEUs by 2027, which is half the capacity of Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port, the country’s busiest port.
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Data from the Transportation Ministry also show that the government plans to build a vehicle terminal within Patimban Port with a capacity of 485,000 completely built-up (CBU) units.
Last year, Indonesia exported almost 200,000 cars, seeing a slight decrease from 207,691 cars in 2015. Meanwhile, the country exported 248,065 motorcycles last year, up from 228,229 motorcycles in 2015. (bbn)
