President Inaugurates Surabaya Western SHipping Route Revitalization

Surabaya, E Java (Antara)- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) here on Friday inaugurated the Surabaya Western Shipping Route (APBS) Revitalization and Lamong Bay Terminal Construction projects. Indonesia\'s state-owned port operator Pelindo III has just completed the two projects, the company\'s Director Djarwo Surjanto noted in a press statement. The projects are expected to support the country\'s vision to become a global maritime axis. The APBS provides access to the Tanjung Perak seaport and surrounding areas. The revitalization project has deepened access to minus 13 Low Water Spring (LWS) meters and widened it to 150 meters to enable the entry of ships weighing up to 80 thousand Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) in the port. Pelindo III\'s Technique and Information Technology Director Husein Latief stated that in its first phase of the development project, the Lamong Bay terminal covers an area of 40 hectares. The terminal has a handling capacity of 500 thousand twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of domestic containers and one million TEUs of international containers per year. The new terminal uses an automatic and environmentally friendly system for its operations. Pelindo III has planned to develop the Tanjung Perak seaport into the Greater Surabaya Metropolitan Port.(*)