The shipping platform

Location: Merak is located on the W coast of Java, in the Sunda Strait. General overview: The Merak area has a large number of small ports and private berths for ferries and general cargo, also approx 40 terminals for the steel, petroleum, gas and chemical industries. The following facilities come under Merak Port Authority jurisdiction: 1. Merak Oil Terminal (05°53'S 106°03'E) 2. Suralaya Power Station (05°53'S 106°02'E) 3. Merak Mas Terminal (05°55.4'S 105°59.6'E) 4. Merak Port (05°56'S 106°00'E) 5. Merak Petroleum Base (see separate entry) also Private Terminals of: BASF (Latexindo) (05°52'S 106°04'E) Sulfindo (05°52.8'S 106°04.1'E) Redeco (05°53.0'S 106°04.4'E) Polychem Lindo (05°53.0'S 106°04.6'E) Polychem Indonesia (05°53.3'S 106°04.9'E) Tomindomas Bulk Tank (TBT) (05°54.6'S 106°0.08'E) UIC Terminal (05°57.8'S 105°59.7'E) Dover (05°57.6'S 105°59.8'E) Bumi Merak Terminal (BMT) (05°57.7'S 105°59.7'E) Vopak Prointal (05°57.3'S 105°59.8'E) Mitsubishi Chemicals (MCI) (05°58.0'S 105°59.6'E) Titan Petrokimia (05°58.6'S 105°59.3'E) RBS (Arbechem) 6. Cigading (See separate entry) The general cargo port of Ciwandan (See separate entry), close to Anyer and operated by Perumpel II, is planned to provide an alternative container port for Tanjung Priok. Load line zone: Tropical.