The Indonesian resort island of Batam has opened its first container shipping link with China, a move estimated by the municipal authorities to save US$600 in shipping costs per container.
Speaking at the arrival of the 2001-built 1,098 TEU SITC Hakata at Batam’s Batu Ambar Container Port on 31 March, Muhammad Rudi said, “We have realised a direct shipping connection to China, after installing a quay-type container gantry last year. Now, there’s no need for containers from China to be...
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