Port of Belawan
| Port of Belawan | |
|---|---|
 Front | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Location | Medan |
| Coordinates | 3°46′59″N 98°41′26″E / 3.78306°N 98.69056°E |
| Details | |
| Operated by | Pelni |
Belawan (
There are weekly passenger ships operated by Pelni from Medan to Tanjung Balai Karimun, Batam, Riau Islands and Tanjung Priok, Jakarta
A regular
, Malaysia.History
The port was initially built in 1890, to provide a location where
In 1938, the port was the largest port in the Dutch East Indies, in terms of cargo value. Cargo volumes dropped substantially after Indonesian independence, and did not reach pre-independence levels again until the mid-1960s. A major restructuring in 1985 saw the construction of a container terminal; it almost immediately captured about one-fifth of Indonesia's containerized exports. Major products exported include rubber, palm oil, tea, and coffee.
In early 2013, Belawan Port can serve 1.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) per year and still gradually expands to 2 million TEUs with Rp.975 billion ($89.7 million) fund.[2]
References
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ "Pelindo I menggarap proyek Belawan dan Batu Ampar". Retrieved April 23, 2013.
External links
- Airriess, Christopher A (1991). Global economy and port morphology in Belawan, Indonesia. Geographical Review 81(2):183-196.
3°46′59″N 98°41′26″E / 3.78306°N 98.69056°E
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