Pelindo to construct Kalibaru port in January

Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 12/20/2010

State port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II revealed Monday that it would start construction on the Kalibaru port in North Jakarta in January next year.

“The tender process is still on-going. We expect groundbreaking in January,” Pelindo II President Director RJ Lino told reporters in Jakarta.

The company, along with state housing company PT Pembangunan Perumahan (PP), plans to construct the Kalibaru port, which would require a Rp 6.2 trillion (US$ 689 million) investment.

The port construction, which is a part of an expansion project for the already crowded Tanjung Priok port, is expected to be completed by 2015.

Pelindo II, the largest port operator in Indonesia, manages 12 seaports, including Tanjung Priok and Sunda Kelapa in Jakarta, Bojonegara in Banten and Teluk Bayur in West Sumatra.