July 05, 2008

Indonesia to focus on development of ports and railway

It is reported that Indonesian government will give priority to the development of ports and railway infrastructure in 2008 to facilitate the flow of goods and reduce transport cost.

Mr Jusman Syafii Djamal transport minister said that the government is set to remove bottlenecks in ports and railways especially in Java. He added that modern navigation systems will be used in new international airport such as Kuala Namu in Medan and Lombok airport in Lombok as well as in the Hasanuddin airport in Makassar.