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Palm oil industry group says Indonesian port infrastructure still needs much improvement

In signs that Indonesia's much vaunted infrastructure development programme still has a long way to go, local media cited a business group as saying that, among other things, the world’s top palm oil producer, still needs to improve its port infrastructure to increase its competitiveness in the palm oil industry.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

June 25, 2015

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The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) said adequate infrastructure remains a stumbling block. “Infrastructure problems, including industrial cluster ports, have been one of our main concerns regarding our palm oil competitiveness,” Gapki chairman Joko Supriyono was quoted as saying.“

For instance, our public ports, especially in Medan and Dumai, North Sumatra, are currently still inadequate to support the smooth running of export activities, including during loading. The situation has forced many companies to build their own ports,” the Industry Ministry’s director general for agro-based industry, Panggah Susanto said.

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Vincent Wee

Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

Vincent Wee is Seatrade's Hong Kong correspondent covering Hong Kong and South China while also making use of his Malay language skills to cover the Malaysia and Indonesia markets. He has gained a keen insight and extensive knowledge of the offshore oil and gas markets gleaned while covering major rig builders and offshore supply vessel providers.

Vincent has been a journalist for over 15 years, spending the bulk of his career with Singapore's biggest business daily the Business Times, and covering shipping and logistics since 2007. Prior to that he spent several years working for Brunei's main English language daily as well as various other trade publications.

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