Dubai-based DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port today received the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, who was given a tour of the leading integrated port and free zone facility by chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem.

President Widodo was accompanied by his high-level delegation during the visit, and they inspected the technology-driven efficiencies that support the gateway facility, said a statement.

Additionally present were senior DP World officials including vice chairman Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah; senior vice president and managing director, UAE Region, Mohammed Al Muallem; chief operating officer Anil Watts; and vice president, director PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya, William Khoury.

Sultan Bin Sulayem, DP chairman, welcomed President Widodo to the UAE as part of his official visit to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, it said.

He said: “We are honoured that the President included a visit to our flagship facility Jebel Ali Port in his programme which demonstrates his belief in DP World’s expertise and his focus on boosting Indonesia’s maritime sector.
 
“DP World is a longtime partner of the Indonesian government through their joint venture in PT. Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS), the largest terminal in Surabaya Tanjung Perak and the second largest in the country,” he said.

“We are committed to our operations there and look forward to cementing our relationships. With our global experience we work closely with our partners to support the development and economic growth of the countries and communities in which we operate. The President’s visit builds on already existing amicable relations and lasting partnerships that benefit both countries,” he added.

DP World has managed PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) terminal since its acquisition of P&O in 2006. It is a joint venture with a 51 per cent shareholding held by the state owned company Pelabuhan Pelindo III and 49 per cent held by DP World, said the statement.

The terminal is located on the northern shore of eastern Java along the edge of Madura Strait and is the gateway to Eastern Indonesia, serving international and domestic trade for a wide-ranging hinterland. By virtue of its geographical location close to cargo catchment areas with good connectivity to the hinterland by sea, rail and direct toll-way access, TPS is ideally located to act as an international and domestic transhipment point for all of North and East Indonesia.

It is an origin and destination cargo container terminal with a 1.8 million TEU capacity and an annual throughput of 1.4 million TEUs, it added. – TradeArabia News Service