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Indonesian President Jokowi invites Dutch firms to invest in maritime projects

On his European trip Indonesian President Joko Widodo has  invited the Netherlands to invest in Indonesian infrastructure projects, particularly those that support his maritime sector development programme, local reports said.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

April 26, 2016

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Widodo met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and expressed his appreciation for the support of his maritime axis vision, while inviting Dutch companies to take part in the development. "I invite Dutch companies to be involved in the construction of deep sea ports in eastern Indonesia," Widodo said in a statement.

Widodo noted that several Dutch companies had previously invested in maritime infrastructure projects, such as the seaport projects in Kuala Tanjung and Tanjung Priok.

"I invite the Netherlands to participate in maritime infrastructure projects in Indonesia, namely Sorong deep sea port and Makassar deep seaport," he added.

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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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