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Rotterdam looks at Indonesian port development
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a partnership agreement with the Indonesian Port Corporation Pelindo I to develop a new deepsea port at Kuala Tanjung near to Medan in Sumatra.
Port of Rotterdam will start by carrying out a feasibility study for the new port. If the port looks feasible, then the Dutch firm will form a joint venture with its Indonesian counterpart to develop the port, which lies on the Strait of Malacca, and could ultimately give ports in neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore some competition.
Rotterdam has been involved in other foreign port ventures including Sohar in Oman and Porto Central in Brazil.