Pelindo II Announces Winner of New Priok Port Tender at the End of 2013
PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Indonesia Port Corporation in English but most widely known as Pelindo II), the state-owned enterprise that is involved in port and harbour services in ten Indonesian provinces, will choose its partner for the construction of terminal II and terminal III of the New Priok Port project from a selection of 12 companies. These companies can either opt to join the tender for the construction of one terminal, or, for both terminals together. At the end of the year, the winners of the tenders will be announced.
The following companies participate in the tenders:
| China Shipping Terminal Development |
| CMA Terminal Holding |
| China Merchants |
| APM Terminal |
| Consortium Eurogate - PT Bukaka |
| Itochu |
| Mitsui |
| Cosco Pacific Limited |
| Mitsubisihi |
| Ports America |
| International Container Terminal Service (ICTSI) |
| PSA Singapore |
Source: Bisnis Indonesia
Both terminals will each require about USD $250 to $350 million in investments, which shall be borne by the winner of the tender.
A presidential degree in April 2012 assigned Pelindo II to develop and operate the New Priok Port (also known as the Kalibaru Port) in North Jakarta. This is the largest port construction in the history of Indonesia and will strengthen the national logistics chain as well as function as an international hub for seaborne trade. The port will be fully operational in 2023.
Click here to read a detailed description of the New Priok project
