Pelindo III Cooperates with Three Big Companies to Develop Waingapu Port

INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta - The development of logistics infrastructure in the regions is very important to improve the economy. As a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) in port services, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia HI (Persero) or Pelindo I plays an active role in regional economic development, especially through the synergy with private parties for cost efficiency and advancing the local business climate.

Collaboration with the private sector was realized through the signing of Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) between Pelindo III and three companies, namely Muria Sumba Manis, PT Sriboga Flour Mill, and PT Indonesia Bulk Terminal. The MoC signing was done at the representative office of Pelindo Ill, Parama Tamansad Office Tower, Kebon Sirih, Menteng, Jakarta, Monday (12/3).

The signing was done directly by Pelindo Ill CEO Ari Askhara, Director II Muria Sumba PT Manis Welly, President Director of PT Sriboga Flour Mill Alwin Arifm, CEO of Adaro Group / PT Indonesia Bulk Terminal Garibaldi Thohir, and witnessed by Deputy Minister of SOE Construction, Transportation Facilities and Infrastructure Ahmad Bambang

Ari Askhara explained that the cooperation with PT Muria Sumba Manis is related to the provision of port facilities and services and related services for the development of sugarcane plantations and sugar mills in the Port of Waingapu, East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Sugarcane plantations and sugar mills to be operated by PT Muria Sumba Manis require port facilities, port support and adequate loading and unloading equipment.

Based on the most strategic geographical ports considerations to be used in the Sugar Cane Project are Waingapu Port which is included in the Port of Tenau Kupang which is the working area of ​​Pelindo III branch. In this sugar and sugar plantation project, the vessel will be docked at Waingapu Port and loading and unloading process will be handled by Pelindo Ill.

"Pelindo II! not only run the business by optimizing the strategic asset of Port Waingapu to support the development of sugar cane plantations and sugar mills PT Muria Sumba Manis, but there is also a great spirit to help accelerate economic growth in eastern Indonesia, "said Ari Askhara.

Meanwhile, Pelindo Ill cooperates with PT Sriboga Flour Mill to manage port facilities for dry-food grain terminal at Tanjung Emas Port, Semarang. Ari explained, Pelindo ll will optimize the use of port assets, Sriboga Flour Mill will get the right management of two plots of land of about 40,000 square meters to build port facilities in the form of dry-food grain terminal to support the needs of industry and society in the long term.

The cooperative concept used is the BTO (build-transfer-operate) for 16 units of silos, suction, and docks which are 30 percent capitalized by Pelindo III and 70 percent from Sriboga.

"The government through Pelindo III will synergize with the private sector to build the nation. The concept of BTO makes the country more efficient in investing for development. Because investment capital is shared with the private sector, "said Ari Askhara.

In addition, Pelindo III also signed a preliminary agreement on the establishment of a joint venture company with PT Indonesia Bulk Terminal. The creation of this joint venture to develop a port on the Special Economic Zone (KEK) of Mekar putih, South Kalimantan, becomes a public port that can serve the needs of industry and society so as to support the national development.

"This cooperation is particularly to develop the Port of Mekar Putih as a strategic hub port and bulk terminal handling bulk and dry bulk goods and other commodities," Ari Askhara concluded.