[2] The port operation was officially inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 20 December 2020 after completion of first phase construction.

It is also expected to solve the overcapacity of Tanjung Priok Port and traffic congestion in Jakarta from the transport of cargo.

Patimban Port was first operated by state-run shipping company Pelindo but later the management handed over jointly by Pelabuhan Patimban International (PPI) and Toyota Tshusho Corporation, the trading arm of Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor Corporation.

[4] The deep sea port was planned to build at Cilamaya, but that was too close to an oil and gas field operated by Pertamina.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced it was ready to sign a loan agreement with the government of Indonesia to finance the project.