JAKARTA: International container ships will use Belawan International Container Terminal as transshipment following the addition of container loading-unloading equipments in Belawan Medan Port.Foreign shipping operator through its agent in Indonesia has requested to use Belawan Port, Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT) General Manager Syamsul Bahari Kaucil said.International container ships have requested to use Belawan following the addition of new equipments, he told Bisnis, yesterday.PT Gesury Lloyd, PT Maersk Lines Indonesia and PT Tresnamuda Sejati as the agents in Jakarta and Medan, North Sumatra had submitted such request.Three units HMC million made in Germany worth US$14 for BICT and Belawan Port begin to arrive since the end of May.Meanwhile, five units Konecranes Finlands RTG assembled in China worth US$10 million arrived in June 1.The new equipments are part of new 2010-2011 investment budget around IDR1.9 trillion, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I Commercial & Business Development Director Bambang Eka Cahyana said.Such investment budget is allocated for Belawan Port, BICT, Dumai and Prawang (Pekanbaru).Currently, Pelindo I operates eight unit cranes and it will increase soon with the arrival of three unit gantry cranes and 10 units RTG in July.Thus, the company will operate 11 unit cranes and 15 RTG in Belawan Port, he affirmed.Increase productivitySuch addition will increase container loading-unloading productivity in Belawan Port to 28-30 container boxes per ship per hour from 23 boxes per ship per hour.Meanwhile, Port Authority diverted part of ship activity to conventional harbor to overcome the limitation in serving container ship with domestic route, Belawan Port Authority Chief Sugiono saidDomestic container ship that docked in Belawan Port has larger transport capacity compared to international container ship. (k47) (t06/msw)

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