Port of Tanjung Priok

Port of Tanjung Priok
Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok
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Location
CountryIndonesia
LocationTanjung Priok, North Jakarta
Coordinates6°06′14″S 106°53′11″E / 6.104°S 106.8865°E / -6.104; 106.8865
UN/LOCODEID TPP
Details
Owned byPT Pelabuhan Indonesia
Type of harbourCoastal breakwater
Size of harbour604 ha (6.04 sq km)
Land area424 ha (4.24 sq km)
Size1,028 ha (10.28 sq km)
No. of berths76
Statistics
Annual container volume6.59 million TEU's (2013)[1]
Website
www.priokport.co.id

The Port of Tanjung Priok (Indonesian: Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok) is the busiest and most advanced seaport in Indonesia,[2] handling more than 50% of Indonesia's trans-shipment cargo traffic. The port is located at Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, and is operated by Indonesian state-owned PT Pelindo. The port has 20 terminals for accommodating general cargo, liquid bulk, dry bulk, containers, etc. It has specialised facilities catering to oil tankers, chemical-laden ships, metal scrap, and passengers.

The port loaded and unloaded 6.2 million, 6.92 million, and 7.8 million TEUs of cargo during 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively, out of a total capacity of about 8 million TEUs.[3] Lloyd's One Hundred Ports 2019 ranked the container port as the 22nd busiest in the world.[4]

  1. ^ "Top 50 World Container Ports". www.worldshipping.org. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ^ "The 13,466-island problem". The Economist. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Indonesia inches closer to realizing port hub dream".
  4. ^ "One Hundred Ports 2019". Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.