Indonesia hopes to hold tender for Lamongon port in December

ANTARA News - Jakarta, November 2, 2006 (ANTARA News) -

The government hopes to hold a tender for a contract to build the planned Lamongan container port, in East Java province, next month Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa said.

"The tender of Lamongan Port could be conducted as early as next month," Rajasa was quoted by XFN-Asia as telling reporters at a major infrastructure conference here.

The cost of constructing the facility is estimated at around 600 mln usd. He said several major investors have expressed interest in the port, including Dubai Port and a major port operator from the Philippines, International Container Terminal Services Inc. Rajasa said Lamongan container port will become an alternative facility in East Java, since Tanjung Perak, is already "too congested," Rajasa said. (*)