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Pelindo III says Teluk Lamong to start operations on 1 March

Indonesian state-run port operator Pelindo III, through its subsidiary Terminal Teluk Lamong (TTL), will commence operations of Teluk Lamong Port in Gresik, East Java, next month, local media reported.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

February 9, 2015

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TTL operational director Agung Kresno Sarwono said the company was currently preparing a number of systems, such as the Automated Stacking Crane (ASC), to ensure the smoothing running of the terminal when it starts operations on 1 March.

“We are coordinating intensively with related parties, such as contractors and vendors to make sure we can deliver full operations when we open this international terminal,” Agung said, adding that representatives from Finland-based firm Konecranes were scheduled to visit the terminal to help TTL integrate the Terminal Operating System (TOS).

In addition, he said Teluk Lamong was the world’s first terminal to implement an automatic docking system, built through a collaboration between Pelindo III and French logistics company Gaussin Manugistique.

Teluk Lamong has a capacity of 1.6m teu and 10.3m tonnes of dry bulk. The port, which is aimed at easing operations at the country’s second-largest port ,Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, cost Pelindo III IDR3.4trn ($268.6m) in investment, which was sourced from internal cash and bank loans.

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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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