SEMARANG – Employers in Central Java are asked to maximize the utilization of Tanjung Emas Port, Semarang, for export-import activity along with the improvement of facility and infrastructure in the area. Tanjung Emas Port Authority and Harbormaster Office Head, Karolus Sangaji, said until now, service capacity and quality at the port is boosted to facilitate
Read moreJAKARTA – Transportation Ministry obligates all vessels operated in Merak-Bakauheni ferriage route must have minimum weight of 5,000 gross tonnages (GT) to optimize berth’s installed capacity. Transportation Ministry’s Public Communication Central Head, J.A. Barata, said the regulation is regulated in Transportation Minister’s Regulation (Permenhub) No. 88/2014 about size regulation for the vessels serving Merak-Bakauheni ferriage
Read moreBANDAR LAMPUNG, Kompas – Bad weather in Lampung waters for a month affects maritime commodity. The greatest impact is squid price hike up to 50 percent. Contacted in Fish Auction Location, Payang Fisherman Village, Sukaraja District, Bandar Lampung, on Thursday (1/8), Ismiati, a fish vendor, said squid price hike has occurred since early December. “Since
Read moreAMBON, Kompas – Maritime and fishery sector’s potential in Maluku Provinnce having sea area around 658,312.75 square kilometers or 92.4 percent of the province’s area has not been well utilized yet. The main factor is local fishermen who have not been optimally empowered. “If the government wants to rely on maritime potential at the area
Read moreJAKARTA, Kompas – The government will focus on sustainable fishery management policy. One of the issues studied is fishing prohibition at the waters having 4-mile (7.4-kilometer) distance from coast in several seas which are the part of conservation areas. Maritime and Fishery (KP) Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, delivered the statement in the opening of Abdurrahman Wahid’s
Read moreThe efforts of Maritime and Fishery (KP) Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, to eradicate illegal fishing vessels in Indonesian waters must be supported by all people. The persuasion was delivered by House’s State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Commission Member. “We must support Susi recovering the country’s honor and sovereignty which has been wrecked by foreign illegal fishing players. Let’s
Read moreAMBON, Kompas – Captured fishery business permit moratorium and the prohibition to employ foreign skipper and vessel crews drop fish production in Ambon Nusantara Fishery Port. Its production volume in November 2014 was 6,478 tons but in December, it was only 2,206 tons. “Since the implementation of the regulation in November 2014, the number of
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