INDUSTRY.co.id - Surabaya - PT Berlian Manyar Sejahtera (BMS) has received concessions to carry out the port service business of Manyar Terminal in Gresik Port, East Java, for 76 years.

"The concession can be extended," said Port Director at the Directorate General of Sea Transportation, Ministry of Transportation, Chandra Irawan, at Gresik's Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE) Marketing Office. (12/15/2017)

PT BMS is one of the companies formed by PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) through its subsidiary, PT Berlian Jasa Terminal Indonesia (BJTI) with the private sector, PT Usaha Era Pratama Nusantara which is a subsidiary of PT AKR Corporindo Tbk.

Chandra on the sidelines of the signing of the concession agreement of the Office of Kesyahbandaran and the Gresik Class Authority with Manyar Sejahtera Berlian on Port of Port Services Operations Terminal of Manyar Port of Gresik expects the concession to support the smooth flow of goods and reduce logistics costs.

Gresik Port located near the Port of Tanjung Perak Surabaya is strategically located to connect the western and eastern regions of Indonesia.

Therefore, the Ministry of Transportation is very concerned about the development and development of ports in this area. In fact, the master plan for the development of Port of Tanjung Perak and Gresik, was made one.

Manyar Terminal Gresik Port is a 350 hectare harbor area connected directly to industrial areas and seaports within the domestic and international markets.

Manyar terminals are designed to be "multiservice" ports capable of facilitating dry bulk loading, bulk liquid, general cargo. The forward terminal of this low -16 low water springs (LWS) terminal is also expected to serve container loading and unloading.

With a depth of -16 LWS Manyar Terminal is expected to serve large ships up to 150,000 deadweight tonnages (DWT). While the first pier which has been awakened along the 500 meters with a depth of -14 meters. The terminal has been granted an operating license since December 2015.

Since it opened in February 2016, Manyar Terminal has received good response from industry players, as evidenced by the volume of cargo handled reaches 1.3 million tons.

PT BMS allocating Rp32 trillion of investment, according to the plan next year will increase the length of the quay 500 meters. Infrastructure supporting port service activities in Manyar Terminal is currently in the area of ​​80 hectares, while for loading and unloading still rely on "crane" vessel.