PT Waskita Karya was entrusted with working on the Morotai Fisheries Port Infrastructure and Facilities Development project worth IDR 111 billion, after winning the tender for the project. The construction site is in Daeo Majiko Village, South Morotai District, Maluku.
SKPT Morotai is one of the largest suppliers of fish exports in Indonesia. This development will later build ice flake machines, processing, processing installations, fish landing sites, fishing boat stops and cold storage which has a capacity of hundreds of tons.
SVP Corporate Secretary of the Company Ermy Puspa Yunita explained that the construction of SKPT Morotai in North Maluku will become a very strategic supplier of fish from Indonesia. "The location is on Morotai Island, northern part of Maluku, located in three Indonesian Fisheries Management Areas. Of course, it will make it easier to ship fish targeting Southeast Asian countries to Japan," Ermy explained.
"It is hoped that this development can boost the productivity of thousands of Morotai fishermen, most of whom are traditional fishermen. The existence of integrated fishery facilities from upstream to downstream is expected to maintain food security, increase fish consumption in the community, encourage foreign exchange income through fish exports, increase people's income, and managing the trade administration of the marine and fisheries sector," added Ermy
This project is planned to be carried out for 450 days where the scope of work includes Preparation, Construction of Ice Flake Machine, Warehouse, Integrated Cold Storage, Fisherman Barracks, SKPT Office, Fish Lods, Culinary Building, Employee Mess, Seawall & Dewatering, Pump House, Facilities and Regional Infrastructure, Regional Electrical Works, Regional Plumbing & Fire Fighting Works, Rehabilitation of Fish Auction Places (TPI).
The signing of the work contract was carried out between the Contract Signing Officer of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Tri Aris Wibowo, and Waksita Karya SVP Infrastructure III Division, Dhetik Ariyanto and witnessed by several witnesses from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia and representatives of the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA).
