Jakarta: With the nation’s top port Tanjung Priok groaning and working above its design capacity another port just 65 km away is desperate for more business.
Privately held Cikarang Dry Port in West Java remains under utilized handling just under 10,000 teu in the first half of the year, well below its total annual capacity of 400,000 teu.
“A [recent] survey from the World Bank stated that total costs for imported goods [using the dry port] were 50% lower than [those using the Tanjung Priok Port],” Cikarang Dry Port managing director Benny Woenardi told local media, adding that the time needed to process goods at the dry port also was 50% faster than at Tanjung Priok. [11/07/13]
