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A Dutch port company is willing to establish cooperation in various fields, including modernizing seaports in Indonesia. This was stated by Head of Economic Department of Dutch Embassy to Indonesia, Siebe Schuur in an interview with Voice of Indonesia recently in connection with the commemoration of King's Day this year. According to Siebe Schuur, Port Rotterdam from the Netherland, in cooperation with Indonesia Port Corporation (Pelindo I), wants to build 5 modern seaports in Indonesia, including one in North Sumatra.

“Port Rotterdam wants to be involved in any way in the development of 5 big seaports in Indonesia, because port Rotterdam believes in the sea toll that President Joko Widodo has announced in Indonesia, but we do not only involve in modernizing the ports but also the ports' workers, because if you have modern ports and the workers are not modernized to be better skill as well, so you will spend a lot of time and efforts in educational training of port workers for instance in Pelindo ports,” Siebe Schuur said.

Siebe Schuur further said that especially for North Sumatra, Port Rotterdam will cooperate with Pelindo to build not only seaports but also special economic zones to boost industrial activity. He convinced that building a modern seaport is important but it is enough, since there should be product to be transported. Thus, it is necessary to develop an industrial area that will also create employment in the region. (VOI/DP/AHM)