ECONOMIC REVIEW

397.7 million tons. The trade volume between Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia was also quite high with 120.1 million tons. In regional routes, Southeast Asia has the higher volume with a volume of 212.3 million tons, but the growth rate on China’s regional routes is higher with the 2019 growth rate of 10%.

With the high volume of maritime trade in Asia and the growth of trade in Southeast Asia, there is potential for developing the port business, especially for the Far East-Europe trade route that passes through the Malacca Strait. In Indonesia itself, the volume of container and non-container trade is still centered on the islands of Java and Sumatra. This is related to Indonesia’s population and GDP on Java and Sumatra, where more than 50% of Indonesia’s population and GDP contribution comes from Java, as shown in Figure below.