Japanese Port Project in West Java
The consortium under Chairul Tanjung is one step away from being the operator of the Patimban Port. Pelindo II’s ambitions were crashed long before the bidding began.
Khairul Anam
November 23, 2020
AFTER five years, Jusuf Kalla almost comes in contact again with the Patimban Port—this time as a businessman.
In his spacious house at Jalan Brawijaya in South Jakarta, Kalla recalled a crucial moment for that mega project worth Rp43.22 trillion. Plans to build that new port were in limbo for a while when it had been located in Cilamaya, Karawang, West Java.
In April 2015, then Vice President Kalla together with several ministers and of
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