Sabtu, 22 November 2008

Cargo Throughput at Conventional Terminal Hits 32M Tons

Cargo inbound and outbound via the conventional terminal of Tanjung Priok Port in the first quarter of 2008 had reached 32,488,170 ton, which consisted of 4,151,482 tons of exports and 9,393,762 tons of imports. Meanwhile, for the unloading of inter-islands trade was 13,160,646 tons and loading was 5,782,280 tons. If compared with the same period of last year (2007) which recorded 31,787,557 tons, there was a 2.20% hike that equaled to 700,613 tons.

However, for the international trade, Hambar Wahyudi, the Spokesman of PT Pelindo II of Tanjung Priok said, the flow of exported goods was down to 26.9% or 1,529,879 tons. In the first quarter of 2008, it was 4,151,482 tons, whereas last year (2007), it hit 5,681,361 tons. The declining of the exported goods was at the same time with the falling of some exported products, such as cement and clinker.

Meanwhile, total imported goods were 9,393,762 tons. If compared with the same period last year which was 9,235,093 tons, there was 1.72% hike or around 158,669 tons. It all caused by the decline of some imported commodities, such as sugar, rice, wheat, corn, soybean, cattle food and chemical stuff. Even until the first quarter of 2008, there were ships with strategic commodities dominating the port, such as the CPO ships which averagely were 70 units per month in Tanjung Priok, and the ships with cattle which reached 6-7 units per month. Unit the first quarter of 2008, total imported cattle from Australia reached 197,953 cows.

In the inter-island trade, the unloaded goods increased to 11.34% or 1,340,614 tons. In the first quarter of 2008, total unloaded goods were 13,160,646 tons, whereas last year, it was 11,820,032 tons.. The increase of unloaded goods was suitable to the increase of the demands of inter-island trade, such as rice, CPO, steel plate, heavy equipment, used irons and some mining commodities like coal and sand.

Meanwhile, total loading of inter-island goods via Tanjung Priok port were 5,782,280 tons. If compared with last year’s period which was 5,051,071 tons, it meant there was an increase to 14.48% or 731,209 tons. The most dominant commodities for loading cargo were cement bag, general cargo, clinker and inter-island containers.

Furthermore, the container throughput via general berth of Tanjung Priok Port at the same period was 940,958 TEUs or 786,389 boxes. If compared with the same period last year, which reached 930,159 TEUs or 782,926 boxes, there was an increase by 10,799 TEUs or 0.14% in TEUs term, and 3,463 boxes or 0.14% in the box term.

In the mean time, the ship calls at the conventional terminal were recorded 13,923 ships or 70,175,120 GT (Gross Tonnage). It consisted of 4,122 ocean-going ships or around 47,448,775 GT, 9,529 domestic ships or 22,305,279 GT and the state/guest/other ships were 272 with 421,066 GT. If compared with last year’s data which was 13,461 ships or 67,486,213 GT, there was an increase by 3.43%, or 462 in the ship’s unit, and 3.98% or 2,688,907 GT.

The sharp increase indeed happened at the flow of domestic ships, which reached 13.97% or 1,168 units, if compared with last year period, which recorded 8,361 units or 20,646,780 GT.

However, for ocean-going ships, there was a decline by 6.97% or 309 ship, from 4,431 ships last year to only 4,122 this year.. If compared in GT term, there was an increase by 2.01% or 936,221 GT, since last year it was 46,512,554 GT, whereas this year it hit 47,448,775 GT. (OW)

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