Company history
New Boom port Palembang, Musi River is located at a distance of approximately 108 Km from the mouth of the river kea rah upstream. Ports that belong to the municipal Administrative Territory as Palembang of South Sumatra Province with geographical 02 “-58“-48 “S and 104“-46 “–36“ BT. the forerunner to the port of Palembang,which is now already known from the 7th century to the 10th century A.d. in the golden age of the Kingdom of Srivijaya, a center of trade among Nations and the cultural centre of Buddhism. The port, in 683M are not conveniently located now but rather to the Upper ditepi River Stairs Buntung (site of Srivijaya). The next period of many centuries later in the year 1821 the harbour moved to Teak Boom in front of the Castle (the hospital AK. GANI now). In 1914 it moved again to the lower reaches of the Salt Cellar. It was only in 1924 Port location was moved to the new Boom until recently, the reinforcement of the territory designated by the Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies the year 1924 in Staatblad Number 545 year 1924. In the history of its development, there are several instances of the processing Port as follows:
1924-1942
by the Government of the Netherlands (Haven Meester)
1942-1945
by the Government of Japan (Uhno Butai)
1945-1946
transitional period
1946-1948
by ALRI
1948-1952
by Haven Meester
1952-1958
by the Harbour
1958-1963
by the port Office
1963-1964
by PN. Port
1964-1968
by the Harbour (Port Authority)
1969-1983
by Concession of the port (BPP)
1983-1991
by Perum Port II (Persero) (PP. 15-year 1983)
1991-present
Port Indonesia by PT. II (Persero) (PP. 57/1991)
Legal aspects of the activities of informing Port Indonesia PT. II (Persero) is:
ACT number 21 of the year 1992 about Cruise
PP 70-year 1996 number of Kepelabuhan
KEPMEN number 26 on the Organization of sea ports
KEPMEN number 27 on the Organization of the Special Port
Since the founding of PT Indonesia Port II (Persero) has 12 regional offices and is headquartered in Jakarta and have commercial units in 10 provinces. Branch Office port of first-class and standard service procedures have been based on the ISO 9002.