Sulawesi has been recognised as a key economic corridor by successive governments of Indonesia under national development plans.
Transport connectivity
Assessment of policy coordination and communication in the development of the Makassar–Parepare railway line
A new railway line being built in the province of South Sulawesi has the potential to change both social mobility and economic growth. In that context, this study looked at the important role of policy coordination and communication in making the railway a success.
Maximising the effectiveness of the South Sulawesi rail line
The Makassar-Parepare Railway Project is a new transportation network under construction in the province of South Sulawesi in Indonesia. The railway line will connect the capital city of Makassar along 142 kilometres of rail track to Parepare and in the process also connect with the districts of Maros, Barru and Pangkajene Kepulauan.
Infrastructure Investment in Indonesia: A Focus on Ports
“Infrastructure Investment in Indonesia: A Focus on Ports”, a 12-chapter research monograph, has been published as the final output for AIC Strategic Research Project 3 – ‘Efficient Facilitation of Major Infrastructure Projects’. The book represents over 3 years of AIC Infrastructure research (2016-2019) by an international team from Universitas Indonesia (UI), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), […]
Port-road-rail connectivity – finding the path of least resistance
For a nation of 17,000 islands, ports are essential to the delivery of goods to over 260 million people. Researchers from Monash University and Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember are using big data to simulate how transport flows in order to offer better models of distribution. Surabaya port Terminal Teluk Lamong in East Java is […]
How can we more efficiently connect ports, rail and roads
Dr Wira Redi explains the Australia-Indonesia Centre research project he is involved in. The project is investigating what combination of road and rail can shift the most container loads in and out of ports, and keep local traffic flowing. Dr Redi is a research fellow with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Monash […]
Making efficient ports to keep cities connected
Port cities can be lively, vibrant hives of activity—the hub of a nation’s economic health— if they’re planned well. Indonesia’s busiest port, Tanjung Priok, has roughly two and a half times the container traffic as the Port of Melbourne. But it also has a reputation as one of the least efficient ports in Asia. Indonesian […]