Support the Logistics Industry, Dry Ports Need to be Developed Throughout Indonesia

INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta - Dry Port Development in Indonesia is supported by many people. Dry Port can be a congestion solution on the road as well as expedite the process of expenditure or the entry of containers to the vessel or otherwise container shipment out of port area and conducted customs inspection in dry port area.

Gani Hartono, chairman of DPP Organda in discussions "Dry Port Development Policy Evaluation" in Jakarta, Tuesday (7/11/2017) said the development of dry port in Indonesia needs to be supported and developed specifically as a solution to overcome traffic density in Greater Jakarta and Tanjung Priok Port currently.

"Exported goods have been checked Customs Cikarang Dry Port and sent to the Port of Tanjung Priok has been settled. Containers can directly enter the ship and be shipped to the destination country. In contrast, for imported commodities, goods are directly removed from ports and inspected in dry port areas, "Gani said.

According to him, dry port can also integrate industrial areas even that can be passed by railway (KA), truck or other transportation mode. To improve the efficiency of national logistics, the transportation sector as well as customs inspection in Indonesia should be fast, precise and accurate.

"That way, will facilitate the process of entry of raw materials into the industry and the export process of industrial products such as in Bekasi or Tangerang. With fast and precise services, the national import-export process is faster, the cost can be reduced and ultimately improve the national competitiveness, "explained Gani.

The same opinion was also presented by Robby Toni, the representative of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance in the discussion. "Development of dry port in Indonesia will be better if able to integrate various modes of transportation, such as railway, truck, if necessary river transportation. In addition, the dry port should be close to industrial estates as well as container stockpiling areas, "Tonny said seriously, to the media crew.

Dry ports are good, "said Tonny. But if there are currently only a few dry ports that exist, one of them is Cikarang Dry Port. He is also considered to have the opportunity to grow again. Therefore, the problem must be looked for cause. "Why dry port is less developed? Lost compete or not supported commodity goods handled, "asked the Customs officials again.