Spokesman Muhammad Eriansyah was quoted as saying traffic is predicted to continue increasing because Belawan is the main port gateway in Sumatra and it plays a vital role in supporting the national logistics chains.
For the whole of 2012, Belawan recorded volume of 853,388 teus.
In anticipation of future demand, Pelindo I plans to start the IDR 3trn ($291.5m) BICT expansion project by the end of this year. This will expand Belawan’s yard from 950 meters to 1,650 meters, add a 30 hectare container yard, 24 units of transtainers and eight container cranes.
Currently, BICT has a total capacity of 1.2m teus.
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