Sorong Papua is the capital of the newest province in Indonesia, i.e., Southwest Papua. Due to its old history, this city is known as the Oil City (Kota Minyak). The Dutch colonials started their oil drilling activities in 1935 here.
This city is the second largest city in Papua, after Jayapura. Its strategic location is favorable because it makes Sorong an ideal transit gate. In fact, Sorong Papua city is now the center of container activities in eastern Indonesia, so it can be a considerable choice for investors.
Learn more about this city in the following article.
Getting to Know Sorong, Papua
The name Sorong comes from Biak Numfor language, Soren, which means a deep and wavy ocean. Instead of pronouncing the right Soren, many traders said Sorong. Those traders are from places like China, Maluku, Sanger Talaut, and western missionaries.
Sorong lies at a strategic location, so it makes the city as an industrial and commercial city due to its. The nearby regions have natural resources that need Sorong as their transit port. As one of the oil resources in Indonesia, this city owns an airport named Domine Eduard Osok and a port.
Port of Sorong provides facilities for oil companies and offers ones for the marine sector, including fish auction site, ice block factory and fishing base. Thus, the port of Sorong is the ideal region for a better investment.
Landmarks of Sorong
The following are some must-visit places in Sorong Papua:
1. Doom Island
Doom Island is very accessible because you only need 10 minutes to reach this place by boat. The scenery and old Dutch central government facilities during World War II are breathtaking.
2. Pagoda Sapta Warna
This place is the only Buddhist temple in Sorong Papua, Indonesia, and its surrounding regions. Pagoda Sapta Warna is remarkable because it symbolizes harmony between religions in the area.
3. Tugu Trikora Wersar
This place is historic because it is where the Indonesian Air Force arrived in its Komando Trikora operation to free Papua in 1962. In fact, Wesar is the first place to raise the Indonesian flag in Papua.
4. Port of Sorong
The most important part of Sorong is that it opens the gate for investments in this city.
Port of Sorong: The Center Container Activity
Port of Sorong was established as a Container Terminal by the Head of the Nautical and Port Authority Office (KSOP Kelas I), Jece Julita Piris, and Prasetiyadi as Chief Director of Pelindo IV. The mayor of Sorong, Lambert Jitmau, also attended the event held on Monday, 20 September 2022.
According to the mayor, this event is incredible because it helps Sorong to reach its highest potential as a notable region in eastern Indonesia. In fact, the port of Sorong is indeed the traffic transit for tourists heading to Raja Ampat.
However, this port also became the home base for oil companies within the region. This way, it becomes one of the biggest east Indonesian container activities. Being the Container Terminal Operations, Piris said that Port of Sorong’s operation would be maximized 24/7 to meet the increasing incoming commodities.
The port must be ready at any time because all the commodities will have to transit here. Thus, the loading and unloading process will be faster. This way, the officers can ensure the distribution process runs well.
The Corporate Secretary of PT Pelindo Terminal Petikemas, Widyaswendra, claims they will do their best to guarantee the logistic flow efficiently. This way, Sorong Papua container port will be maximized to its highest potentials for the best result.
Hopefully, this effort will become one of the best strategies to support the development in eastern Indonesia, particularly in Sorong Papua.
