The new seaport in Patimban, a two-hour drive from the Cikarang industrial complex, thus superseded an earlier plan to build a deep sea port in nearby Cilamaya. Cilamaya is 30 minutes closer to Cikarang, but government change the plan to build a port as the construction work may interfere with oil and gas lines in and around the area.
The proposed Patimban port will have a capacity of 7.5 million twenty feet equivalent units (TEUs) by 2037, providing support for trading activities in Java, the country's most populated island and center of its manufacturing activities.