Belawan port expansion project 2017 - Evolving the economic prospects of Indonesia from sumatra country Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 1 min 42 sec
✓ Published: 18-Apr-2018

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Located on the northeast coast of Sumatra, Belawan is Indonesia's busiest seaport outside the island of Java. The seaport was initially built in 1890 to provide a location where tobacco could be transferred directly from inland rail to deep-draft ships. Nowadays, major export products include rubber, palm oil, tea and coffee. nTo secure and strengthen its economic leading position and to boost social development in the area, the capacity of the current container terminal had to be increased. Van