News / Terminal operators at Jakarta hampered by corruption and a lack of transparency

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Indonesian president Joko Widodo has taken a keen interest in his country’s maritime logistics development since taking office in October last year.

More commonly known as Jokowi, the ex-furniture exporter knows first-hand how infrastructure limitations continue to hold back the economy and potentially explosive growth.

He had specifically singled out the long dwell times experienced in Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port. A lack of progress in reducing the time containers sit in the port from seven to nine days to three or four ...