Maersk Line’s new direct service between Indonesia and Australia is a major coup for the port of Tanjung Priok, which handles more than half of Indonesia exports but has struggled to attract mainline calls.
The Danish carrier’s ‘Boomerang’ service utilities vessels with a capacity of 4,000 to 4,500 20-foot equivalent units. Tanjung Priork has struggled to attract mainline because of port capacity issues, driving up costs for shippers which are forced to tranship.
Maersk said last year that the lack of investment in Indonesia’s ports was stifling national economic growth.
The port rotation of the Boomerang service is: Tanjung Priok, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
The Journal of Commerce Online
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