JAKARTA, Kompas – The government will immediately investigate the auction of four foreign illegal fishing vessels detained in Meulaboh, West Aceh. The auction is deemed illegal. Illegal Fishing Eradication Task Force Chief, Mas Achmad Sentosa, in Jakarta on Saturday (1/10), said his office will immediately investigate the auction of four foreign illegal fishing vessels from
Read moreOMBUDSMAN stated Forestry Minister’s Decree Letter (SK) No. 463/2013 about maritime area in Riau Islands is falsely administrated. The SK, issued when Zulkifli Hasan served as Forestry Minister, neglects Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 87/2011 about Spatial Plan for Batam, Bintan, and Karimun (BBK). “The SK hampers public service process in Batam Island and Riau Islands
Read moreJAKARTA – Hundreds of fishing vessels are proven to conduct mark down after conducting verification process and re-registration by Maritime and Fishery (KP) Ministry. The fraud will inflict loss to the country and is related to illegal fishing so the miniter’s office will keep verifying those vessels. KP Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, explained her office has
Read moreJAKARTA – PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) focuses on running its tourism program by announcing six new domestic destinations in 2015 following the success of two tourism programs namely Raja Ampat and Wakatobi. Akhmad Sujadi, Pelni Spokesman, explained the firm will keep focusing on developing passenger market outside the promising maritime tourism program. “Maritime tourism
Read moreJAKARTA – IDR 300 trillion loss inflicting the country due to illegal fishing per year forces Maritime and Fishery (KP) Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, to use all of her best moves. “If we cannot deal with it using Fishery Law, can Customs and Excise Office deal with it? The point is, I will use my best
Read moreJAKARTA – Maritime and Fishery (KP) Ministry targeted this year’s salt production of 3.3 million tons or higher than 2014 salt production target of 2.5 million tons. With the target production of 3.3 million tons, Indonesia is expected to have salt self-sufficiency in 2017 as planned by KP Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti. KP Ministry’s Director General
Read moreJAKARTA – PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) recorded last year, it carried 4.56 million passengers or a 4.29-percent drop than in 2013 of 4.77 million passengers. Akhmad Sujadi, PT Pelni Institutional Relations and Communication Manager, said passenger number drop is sparked by passenger number limitation of two-fold from vessel capacity during Christmas and New Year
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