Having inaugurated Wasuir Port at Wondama Bay, Teluk Wondana District, West Papua Province yesterday, President Joko Widodo today, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, will inaugurate five ports which connect Eastern Indonesia regions.
Head of Transport Department of North Halmahera Yudihat Noya said that five ports to be inaugurated by Jokowi today is centered at Tobelo Port, North Halmahera, North Maluku Province. “All was built with multi-year budget amounted to Rp739 billion,” he said.
Tobelo Port which has started to be built in 2008 is planned to be made as passenger and cargo port. The construction include Cargo General Pier and Passenger Pier.
Other port to be inaugrated is Galela Port, which construction was started in 2006 and completed in 2015 with total budget of Rp35.4 billion. The port is made along with a pier, a causeway and a trestle.
Galela Port is a local passenger port which is also located in North Halmahera District and functioned as a sea transport base for North Halmaher District residents. “Tabelo Port and Galela Port connect five districts in Halmahera Island,” Yudihat said.
Jokowi will also inaugurate Tutu Kembong Port in Saumlaki Island, West Maluku Tenggara. The port is built to support passenger transport and local community economy.
Other two ports are Wonreli Port and Teor Port. The two ports are also built for local passengers in Maluku waters. The functions of the two ports will be improved with the construction of container terminals in 2035.