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NETHERLANDS-INDIA

PRINCIPAL HARBOURS

Island of Java

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Batavia (Tandjong Priok)--The old harbour of Batavia, which is situated at the mouth of the Tji Liwoeng, can only be used by prahus and small coasting vessels. In the years 1877-1887 new harbour works were constructed at Tandjoeng Priok, some miles east of the old harbour. Those works consist of an outer harbour comprising a water area of about 140 hectares, formed by two moles of dumped stone built out into the sea and having a length of 1,700 metres. A channel with a depth of 9 metres at low water and a breadth of 200 metres runs through the outer harbour in the direction of the inner harbour. The inner harbour basin is 1,100 metres long and 175 metres broad. Along the western and southern sides of this basin, there are two quays, respectively 1,000 metres and 140 metres in length. On the western side have been built 7 large storage godowns; on the eastern side are screw pile jetties. These serve for loading salt, tin and coal. On the available land adjoining these jetties, stand salt and tin warehouses as well as 12 coal sheds. To the west of the inner harbour is the railway terminus; here is another small harbour basin, which originally served as a coaling harbour. A short time after the completion of the harbour a large part of this basin and the land adjoining it was apportioned to the Tandjoeng Priok Drydock Company, which opened repairing yards, a 4,000-ton floating drydock and a patent slip with 2,000 tons lifting power. A second floating dry-dock with a capacity of 8,000 tons will be completed in 1923. A canal provides a connection so far as lighter traffic is concerned between the harbour and town of Batavia. Altogether a sum of about Fls. 21,000,000 has been devoted to the construction of the Tandjoeng Priok harbour, apart from the cost of the railway connections with Batavia. Since the original completion of the work various additional improvements have been effected. The salt and tin jetty has been ex- tended, a railway constructed behind the coaling depots, and the low-lying marshy land surrounding the harbour has been raised. The existing docks being found inadequate, the harbour has been enlarged with a second basin, which on both sides has a quayage of 1,000 metres length, giving accommodation at low tide to vessels with a draught of 9 metres. On the western quay of this basin 6 large storage godowns have been built. These works were finished in 1918 at a cost of Fls. 9,500,000. A third inner basin, with a depth of 12 metres at low tide, eastward of the second basin, is in course of construction. Additional warehouses, also, have been built, 33 electric cranes have been erected, a floating steam crane, with a lifting capacity of 75 tons, and a derrick of 15 tons have been secured, and other subsidiary works executed, including the removal and extension of the railway terminus. Liquid fuel can be obtained from the newly-built petroleum wharf. Floating bunker cranes and electric transporters have been procured by the N. I. Steenkolen Handel-maatschappij, and two harbours for lighters have been made on the eastern side of the canal to Batavia, having an area of 24,000 square metres.

Cheribon. The harbour, consisting of two basins and a harbour canal for Custom purposes, has a total water area of 87,000 square metres. An average depth of fairway of 3 metres below low tide is maintained by one dredger. A quay length of 700 metres is available for lighters, which carry out the loading and discharging of vessels anchoring in the well-protected road. The wharves are provided with

cranes and sheds.

Tegal.--The harbour with its single basin has a total water area of 69,000 square metres, including the harbour canal. A length of quay of 800 metres is available for discharging lighters. The wharves are provided with cranes and sheds. The export of sugar from here is very important.

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Semarang. When the old harbour works of the year 1878 proved to be insufficient, a new harbour scheme was approved. The spacious lighter harbour with two basins for Customs purposes, and a small harbour for fishing vessels, are practically finished and in full working order, as well as the newly-built sheds on the wharves. The total water area is 18 hectares. The length of quay wall available for lighters is 4,000 metres. At the end of 1922 a total of 24 loading cranes were in service, 20 of which are electrically driven by the harbour's own electric installation. The harbour area is linked up with the existing railway system. Plans for building a harbour for deep-sea going vessels are in full preparation.