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2.1.2 Indonesia North Sumatra Port of Belawan Medan

Port OverviewPort Handling EquipmentCustom GuidanceMulti-Purpose TerminalGrain and Bulk HandlingMain Storage TerminalStavedoringHinterland InformationPort SecurityStorage Facilities

Port Overview

Key port information can be found at: http://www.pelindo1.co.id/cabang/BLW/id/Default.aspx

Belawan is a port city on the northeast coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Located on the Deli River near the city of Medan, Belawan is Indonesia's busiest port outside of Java.

PORT’s LOCATION & CONTACTS

Country Indonesia

Province and District North Sumatera and Medan

Town or City (Closest) Medan

Port Name Belawan

Latitude N 3’47’15

Longitude E 98’41’34

Company / Port Authority PT. Pelindo (Persero) Regional I Northern Sumatra / Belawan Port Authority

Management contact and Position General Manager

Management contact and Position Manager Humas

Closest Airport and Frequent Airlines to / from International Destinations

Airport name : Kualanamu International Airport

Airlines: Air Asia, Air Asia Indonesia, Firefly, Jetstar Asia Airways, Lion Air, Malaysia Airlines, Mihin Lanka, Silk Air, Sriwijaya Air, Thai Lion Air

The port of Belawan is located on the east coast of North Sumatra province. Approximately 12 km from the center of Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province.  

Belawan port is the biggest port in Sumatra island and ranked at 3rd biggest port in Indonesia.

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Belawan port is the main sea transportation gateway of import and export of various industrial products for Sumatra island and is able to support all container types, RoRo, bulk and break-bulk cargo.Under administration by PT. Pelindo (Persero) Regional I Northern Sumatera which manages, operates and supervises 3 branches companies and 1 subsidiary :

Pelindo Branch Belawan Port as the port operator for provision of general services.Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT) as container terminal operator which provides the services of loading and discharging international containerBelawan Domestic Container Terminal (TPKDB) as container terminal operator which provides the services of loading and discharging domestic containerPrima Indonesia Logistik (PIL) a subsidiary company engaged in container depots and logistics services, providing integrated services between container handling services in BICT, TPKDB with PIL.PT. (Persero) Pelabuhan Indonesia I Branch Port of Belawan is also supervising the port of Pangkalan Susu and Pangkalan Brandan.

 

PERFORMANCE FOR YEAR:

Seasonal Constraints No

Rainy Season Yes; October to March

Major Import Campaigns No

Vessels calls 2014:     4,192 calls

Container traffic (TEUs) 2014 Container Traffic

1.    Belawan Domestic Container Terminal (TPKDB)

Loaded: 230,203 TEUsDischarged: 197,820 TEUs

2.    Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT)

Loaded: 217,176 TEUsDischarged: 239,552 TEUs

Total cargo handling (m.tons) 2014:     11,772,529 MT

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Handling Figures Bulk and Break Bulk January to April 2015

General Cargo: 37,294 MTBag Cargo: 424,694 MTDry Break Bulk: 1,460,973 MTLiquid Break Bulk: 1,090,944 MTUnitized: 129,572 MTBBM: 454,031 MT

Belawan port has 4 general berths located along the port up to BICT area.

Those berths consist of many smaller berths or jetties which used for specific activities; general cargo, bulk cargo, Crude Palm Oil (CPO), containers and passenger.Belawan port also has specific berth equipped with modern facilities and equipment for domestic and international container movements.The port has other equipment’s; speed boat, police boat, etc (but not under management of PT. Pelindo Belawan Port), operators; these equipment’s are under management of respective government departments or commercial sectors.

PORT SPECIFICATIONS

TOTAL BERTHS Quantity Length (m) Draft (m)

Conventional Berths 17 (7) 688.71m

(4) 1670m

(2) 625m

(4) 300m

5-7m MLWS

9m MLWS

5-8m MLWS

4-6m MLWS

Container Berths 2 Domestic: 400m

International: 500m

8-10m MLWS

8-10m MLWS

Bulk Oil Jetties (PT. Pertamina) 1 Capacity: 17,000 DWT

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Berthing Tugs & Mooring Boats 3  

Water Barges YES

Police Boats 6 units

Port of Belawan is an international port services includes:

Port and harbour servicesPilotage serviceTowage serviceCargo and goods servicesBasin/pool and waters servicesWarehouse, open storage, container yard and Container Freight Station (CFS) servicesContainers servicesOperating and rental of handling equipmentOperating TBAL (Land, Building, Water, Electricity)And provide other services.

General services are organized by respective agents and operators, therefore all rates for general services vary depending on the services provided.

Port of manages vessel traffic in port waters and basins, including anchoring and berthing of cargo ships. It provides:Belawan Branch (PELINDO I)

Pilotage and towing servicesPort facilities for berthing hand handling cargoes.Terminals for containers, conventional, bulk, and roll-on/roll-off cargoes and a passenger terminal.Management of the cargo distribution centre and inland container depot operations.Electricity and telephone services and drinking water.Space for office buildings, reception facilities, and industrial estates

Ship Services; PELINDO provides ship services, from the time ships enter the port until their departure. The services provided are:

Anchorage ServiceMooring ServicePilotage ServiceTowage ServiceFresh Water ServiceNear Service

Cargo Services; PELINDO provides a stevedoring services of the ships to the delivery of the cargoes to the owners. The provided services are:

Public BerthStorage WarehouseStorage YardPrivate BerthOther ServicesGeneral services are organized by respective agents and operators, therefore all rates for general services vary depending on the services provided.A regular ferry service connects Belawan to across the Strait of Malacca to Penang, Malaysia; at times a ferry has also run from Belawan to Satun, Thailand.

PT. National Shipping Indonesia (PELNI) is a national shipping company that provides marine transportation freight services, including transport services of passengers and cargo between islands. The link can be found at website : www.pelni.co.id

Currently operates 25 ships and 3 passenger ships goods that serve a variety of routes within the archipelago and connects all the main islands of Indonesia from Sumatra to PapuaThe 3 Roro types are Caraka 3600 GT; CJN III-4,  CJN III-2, and CJN III-1PT. PELNI is also provide Freight Forwarding, Stevedoring and Cargo dooring Services.

Port Handling Equipment

Port cargo handling equipment are available everywhere at the port.Most of large scale companies operating at the port have their owned equipments to support their operations, some of them also provide service of rental handling equipment, etc.PT. Pelindo (Persero) Belawan Port as port operator, PT. Pelindo (Persero) Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT) as operator of International container terminal and PT. Pelindo (Persero) Belawan Logistics Centre (BLC) are the main players in the port.

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PORT CARGO EQUIPMENT (OPERATIONAL)

 

Appliance Quantity Capacity

Fire engines 3 4 T (2 Units)

2 T (1 Unit)

Reachstacker  at  BICT+TPKDB 8 40-45 MT

Container Crane at BICT+TPKDB 11  

Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane at BICT+TPKDB 22  

Side Loader at BICT+TPKDB 3  

Headtruck at BICT+TPKDB 43  

Chassis at BICT+TPKDB 52  

Custom Guidance

For Emergency situation priority given for humanitarian aid (logistic and equipment)Customs clearance is available through the local customs office in the port.http://beacukai.co.id

Multi-Purpose Terminal

Most of Belawan Port’s terminals are multi purpose terminals.

Belawan Lama TerminalUjung Baru TerminalCitra TerminalIKD TerminalIKD-2 Terminal

For Ujung Baru Terminal, quay number 109 to 111 dedicated berth for dry bulk cargo vessels and quay number 105 to 107 dedicated berth for liquid cargo vessels.

Grain and Bulk Handling

Port of Belawan’s bulk handling terminal facilities are:

Dry bulk terminal dedicated for fertilizer with length 100 m and 500,000 tons/year capacityDry bulk terminal dedicated for cement with length 100 m and 500,000 tons/year capacityDry bulk terminal dedicated for residue of copra with length 100 m and 985,000 tons/year capacity.

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Main Storage Terminal

Port of Belawan has 25 warehouses with the total area 61,474.04 m .2

It has 23 yards with the total area 64,386.96 m and 7 container yards with the total area 262,490 m .2 2

Port Storage  Managed by PT. Pelindo

Total floor space No, of Storage Facilities  Area  (sqm)

Storage Type 25 61,474

Bagged Cargo 2  

Refrigerated Cargo Reefer Plug : 144 point  

General Cargo Included above.

Stavedoring

There are 36 Stevedoring Companies operating at Belawan Port

Stevedoring activities are organizing by third parties (stevedoring company/PBM) through Labor Union Associations (TKBM) at Belawan port under supervision of Port Authority.The owner/importer can also discharge their own cargo directly through the Labor Union Associations.Shore handling activities for containers are organized by Pelindo or stevedoring companies at Belawan port.  All of them provide full or semi-full package services; organizing labor and handling equipment, discharging goods at the port, and delivering the goods at the customers’ warehouses directly.

Hinterland Information

Belawan is the main port for the island of Sumatra which  is the largest island that is entirely in Indonesia and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km .2

Sumatra has great natural wealth; about 70% of the country's income is produced thereThe island has some of Indonesia's richest oil fields, its finest coalfields, and deposits of gold and silverIts offshore offshore islands are known for their tin and bauxiteMost of the country's rubber and coffee is grown in Sumatra; pepper, tea, sugarcane, and oil palms are also grown on plantationsThe Deli region around Medan is famous for its tobaccoRice, corn, and root crops are raised for local consumption. Timber cut includes camphor and ebony

Port Security

Belawan port has applied the International Ship and Port Security Service Code (ISPS Code)

Based on the Government Statement of Compliance of Port Facility No. KL.94/93/ISPS/DV/ST-04 in accordance to International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) rules and regulations.

Security

ISPS Compliant Yes

ISPS Level (current) 1= Normal

Storage Facilities

Belawan port has many storages facilities; warehouses, open storages, container yards and Container Freight Stations (CFS).

Port Storage

(Managed by PT. Pelindo Belawan Port, PT. Pelindo BICT and PT. PIL) Quantity  Floor area (m²)

Main Quay Transit Sheds Multiple

(open storage locations)

Total 112,949.76 m2

Back of Port Transit Sheds

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Warehouses Multiple Total 52,399.12 m2

Container Yards 3 container yards Total 362,326 m2

Container Freight Stations (CFS), 3 units Total 7,000 m2

Lighterage Area Transit Sheds At the open storage At the open storage

Customs Warehouses Yes Yes

Total   534,614 m²

PT. Pelindo Warehouse

PT. PIL General Container Yard