JAKARTA (ISL News) - Jakarta needs an urban logistics system capable of ensuring the availability of goods quickly, efficiently, and sustainably. Based on projections from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Jakarta's population will reach 10.68 million by mid-2025.
The city's actual demand is greater because Jakarta also serves commuter workers from the buffer zone as well as various business, government, trade, hotel, restaurant and public service activities.
Setijadi, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Indonesia (SCI), believes this high demand requires a logistics hub that goes beyond storage. Such a facility must perform consolidation, order processing, cross-docking, cold chain operations, and rapid distribution functions to meet the needs of food, consumer goods, industrial products, pharmaceuticals, and e-commerce.
North Jakarta is the most strategic location, connecting Tanjung Priok Port, the Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) and national distribution networks, and Jakarta's markets. The region also has a population of 1.82 million and a significant economic base.
Based on very preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), North Jakarta's GRDP at current prices will reach Rp713.97 trillion in 2025. The manufacturing industry will contribute Rp207.88 trillion, or 29.12 percent; trade Rp136.78 trillion, or 19.16 percent; and transportation and warehousing Rp41.89 trillion, or 5.87 percent.
The processing industry, trade, and transportation and warehousing—the three sectors that form the basis of logistics demand and services—together contributed 54.15 percent to North Jakarta's GRDP.
In real terms, North Jakarta's transportation and warehousing sector is projected to grow by 8.67 percent by 2025, exceeding the region's economic growth of 4.92 percent. This development reinforces the need to increase the capacity and quality of the urban logistics system.
*Recommendations for the Development of a North Jakarta Logistics Hub*
In this regard, the Rector of the Trisakti Institute of Transportation and Logistics (ITL), Yuliantini, recommended the development of high-productivity land facilities because North Jakarta faces high land prices, limited space, congestion, and the risk of flooding and tidal flooding. Priorities include an urban consolidation center, a cold-chain hub, a fast distribution facility, and digitally integrated value-added logistics services.
Hub development must be supported by spatial planning, multimodal connectivity, freight transport arrangements, environmental risk mitigation, technology, and competent logistics human resources. Collaboration between government, universities, and industry is necessary to ensure these facilities support supply security, reduce inefficient freight vehicle travel, and improve the quality of services to residents.
Yuliantini said the government needs to map daytime and nighttime demand, the origins and destinations of goods, travel times, distribution costs, user needs, and potential investors. Development must be carried out in stages, with commitment from key users and measurable utilization and efficiency targets to ensure commercial viability and deliver tangible benefits to Jakarta.
(ISL News Editorial Team/SCI Public Relations).
