Port of Makassar, also known as Port of Soekarno-Hatta, is a seaport in Makassar, Indonesia. It has the highest passenger traffic among Indonesian ports and the largest cargo traffic in Sulawesi. It is considered a primary port (Pelabuhan Kelas Utama) by the Indonesian Government, along with the Port of Tanjung Priok (Jakarta), Port of Tanjung Perak (Surabaya), and Port of Belawan (Medan).[3]

Port of Makassar
Panoramic view of Soekarno—Hatta Port
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Location
CountryIndonesia Indonesia
LocationMakassar, South Sulawesi
Coordinates5°07′19″S 119°24′29″E / 5.122°S 119.408°E / -5.122; 119.408
UN/LOCODEIDMAK
Details
Owned byPT Pelabuhan Indonesia IV
No. of berths4[1]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage8,300,816 tonnes (2015) [2]
Annual container volume558,957 TEUs (2015) [2]
Passenger traffic841,942 (2015) [2]

Development edit

An expansion to the port, dubbed New Port Makassar, is under construction with an expected additional capacity of 1.5 million TEUs[4] in its first phase. The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation has expressed a desire to designate the port as hub for the rest of Eastern Indonesia,[5] in accordance to the Joko Widodo government's maritime axis program.

As of 2021, Makassar New Port construction has entered stages 1B and 1C with investments of Rp2.8 trillion, after stage 1A was finished and had been operating since early November 2018. Until the start of 2021, the progress of the Makassar New Port construction project has reached 63.75% in the last two years in 2019 and 2020. Makassar New Port construction is set to finish by the end of 2022.

References edit

  1. ^ "Indonesia Sulawesi Port of Makassar Skip to end of metadata". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Laporan Tahunan 2015 Pelindo IV" (PDF). Pelindo IV. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Menteri Perhubungan Nomor KM 17 Tahun 2004" (PDF). Indonesian Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Pelindo IV Kebut Proyek Makassar New Port". Trans Log Today. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Menhub Ingin Jadikan Pelabuhan di Makassar Sebagai Hub di Timur Indonesia". 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.