Jokowi inaugurates largest port for eastern region with aims of boosting logistics efficiency in country

JAKARTA (Bernama): President Joko Widodo, also known as Jokowi, inaugurated the Makassar New Port in South Sulawesi on Thursday, aiming to enhance logistics efficiency in Eastern Indonesia amid fierce global competition.

Speaking at the event, he emphasised the need to tackle the country’s high logistics costs, which have decreased from 24 per cent to 14 per cent over the past decade due to increased efficiency.