JAKARTA – Maritime and Fishery Ministry (KKP) allocated IDR 1 trillion budget to increase cultured fishery production along 2015. This year, the government targeted cultured fishery production of 16.9 million tons or a 26.11-percent hike than last year’s target of 13.4 million tons. From this production target, KKP makes shrimp as the featuring commodity targeted
Read moreSURABAYA – Container traffic in Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya reaches 3.13 million TEUs or 2.62 million containers along 2014. The number increases 4.5% than the realization in 2013 of 993,932 TEUs or 2.52 million containers. “The number of container along 2014 served by Tanjung Perak Port is still dominated by inter-island container or domestic container
Read moreJAKARTA – Indonesian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA) asked the government to form sea and coast guard agency before making Indonesia as a global maritime axis and creating sea highway. Bani M. Mulia, INSA Treasurer, said the creation of Indonesia Sea and Coast Guard (ISCG) is appropriate with Law No. 17/2008 about voyage. In the regulation,
Read moreJAKARTA – Logistic employers urged PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II to revoke stevedoring company (PBM) selection in Tanjung Priok Port. Jakarta Indonesian Logistic and Forwarder Association (ALFI) Regional Secretary, Adil Karim, said the urge is delivered to give a similar business opportunity and equality to all PBMs at Indonesia’s busiest port. So far, PBM selection
Read moreJAKARTA – Maritime and Fishery (KP) Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, asked for legal umbrealla as the base to eradicate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) Fishing. The legal umbrella is in form of presidential instruction (Inpres) as occurred in US which finally can successfully eradicate the illegal practice. Susi said US government under the leadership of President
Read morePT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III is preparing to build a seaside hotel. The construction will be conducted due to high people’s needs over a place to stay overnight around port area. “The business expansion is our effort to improve our performance in 2015,” said Pelindo III CEO, Djarwo Surjanto. According to him, the business strategy
Read moreMaritime and Fishery (KP) Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, got angry over illegal fishing vessel auction process in Aceh yesterday. “In Meulaboh (Aceh), there are 4 Thai vessels auctioned. I asked to review its judicial review (PK),” Susi said in her office at Mina Bahari Building, Jakarta yesterday. According to her, the detained foreign vessels proven to
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