JAKARTA (ISL News) - For the first time, IPC Terminal Container Area Panjang, a subsidiary of Sub Holding Pelindo Terminal Container, serves the longest ship in the history of loading and unloading services at Panjang Port. This New Panamax Container Ship type ship belonging to the shipping company MSC has a length of 300 meters with a maximum capacity of up to 14,500 TEU. The docking of the ship is a form of support to encourage import and export, especially Lampung Province's leading commodities, namely coffee and pineapple.
IPC TPK President Director Guna Mulyana expressed his appreciation for MSC's trust in docking the MV MSC Magnum VII from Poland at the IPC TPK Panjang Area. He also added that the ship which broke the service record in the Panjang Area was supporting export-import activities in Lampung Province.
Reporting from Antara Lampung, the export value of Lampung Province for the January-November 2023 period reached US$ 4.27 billion. Compared to the same period the previous year, this figure was lower, namely US$ 5.18 billion. The main export destination countries from Lampung Province include Malaysia, the United States, China and India. Lampung Province's leading export commodities are agricultural products including mineral fuels, fats and vegetables, sugar and confectionery, coffee, tea, spices, processed vegetables, fruit, crustaceans and molluscs, chemical products, processed fish meat and rubber materials. .
MV MSC Magnum VII docked at Panjang Harbor on February 17 2024 and sailed for Singapore on February 18 2024. The total loading and unloading of containers was 414 TEUs of containers on the ship.
"The ship's docking brings hope for growing export activity in Lampung Province. The MSC Magnum VII ship docked thanks to collaboration and synergy with all stakeholders at Panjang Harbor. "IPC TPK will continue to realize the integration of container terminals with the logistics network ecosystem," concluded Guna.
(Editorial ISL News/Corcom IPC TPK/email:islnewstv@gmail.com).
