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The Ministry of Transportation has officially handed over the management of the Patimban Port to PT Pelabuhan Patimban International (PPI) after previously being temporarily operated by the government through an assignment to PT Pelindo. The transfer of the management of the Patimban Port vehicle terminal was carried out directly by Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi at the Patimban Port in Subang, West Java Friday (17/12). In the operation of this Port, PT Pelabuhan Patimban International cooperates with a Japanese consortium, Toyota Tsusho Corporation.

During the handover ceremony for the management of the Patimban Port, Minister Budi Karya said that the management of this port is carried out with a government and business entity cooperation scheme. According to Minister Budi Karya, the handing over of port management to the private sector aims to improve the competitiveness of national logistics. He also explained that the construction of the Patimban Port was carried out to increase the national logistics index and collaborate with the Tanjung Priok Port to become a new 'hub' that has high competitiveness in the Southeast Asia region. Minister Budi Karya hopes that the presence of the Patimban Port can make Indonesia one of the export bases for vehicles which can improve the national automotive industry. He also invited all automotive industry players, both motor vehicle manufacturers/component and spare parts manufacturers to the raw material industry to take advantage of the Patimban Port.

After it was officially handed over, Patimban Port which began to be built in 2018 immediately served the initial export of 1,209 vehicles to the Philippines. This port is one of the National Strategic Projects, which is expected to become the forerunner of a new industrial and urban area in West Java called Rebana which stands for Cirebon/ Subang/ Patimban/ and Kertajati Metropolitan/ covering six regencies and the Cirebon City.

Minister Budi Karya Sumadi also remarked  that in addition to serving export-import activities of vehicles, Patimban Port is also expected to be able to move the economy of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector, agricultural sector, creative industry and other sectors so that local products can compete in the global market.