JAKARTA, (PNA/ANTARA) — Trans-Pacific trade in the Asia-Pacific region can increase the capacity of Indonesia ports, said Ronald Apriliyanto Halim, a researcher at Delft University of Technology`s Transportation and Logistics.
“Based on the current international trade development, Indonesia has the potential to be active in global maritime network as a transhipment port, which would enhance its national income,” said Halim on Tuesday.
The international trans-Pacific trade is connected between China-Europe, China-US, China-Australia, China-African countries, and China-ASEAN countries.
“Currently, I have been developing a global cargo transportation model that uses the international trade data and its development patterns,” said Halim.
This model was initiated by Halim, along with his colleagues, and could be used to predict the flow of strategic commodities such as oil and iron ore in the next few decades. It has been tested at Rotterdam Port, Netherlands.
Based on international trade patterns, Halim said Indonesia could gain some benefit by referring to China`s trade domination scenario when its cargo flow to European and African countries reached three percent per year.