JAKARTA – Indonesia Stevedoring Company Association (APBMI) urged Transportation Ministry to halt all stevedoring fees at the port which does not have legal basis so logistic cost does not increase. APBMI’s Chairman of Port Division, Herbin Polin Marpaung, said the urge was delivered so stevedoring fee issue in some ports will be solved immediately. According
Read moreJAKARTA – Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) predicted around 270 shipping lines or 10% of the total 2,700 shipping lines operated in Indonesia still abandon the insurance for their vessels and loads. INSA Chairwoman, Carmelita Hartoto, said most of shipping lines still abandoning insurance are operated in local areas. Therefore, she stated her office is
Read moreSURABAYA – Offshore logistic base terminal operation in Tenau Port, Kupang to support gas pipe project to Darwin, Australia has increased cargo stevedoring activity along 2014 for 127% or over 1 million tons per cubic meter. Tenau Chapter-PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III General Manager, Deny Lambert Wuwungan, said commodity volume hike refers to stevedoring activity
Read morePONTIANAK, Kompas – The wave in West Kalimantan waters since last week until Monday (1/26) is still high. Wave height is predicted to reach 2.5 meters. Even, in the following days, the wave will reach 4-meter height. Primastuti Indah, Forecaster of Pontianak Maritime Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency, on Monday said high wave almost occurs
Read moreJAKARTA, Kompas – Ministerial regulation is a derivative of law whose arrangement goes through socialization phase. Ministerial regulation arrangement also inputs suggestions from officials in Maritime and Fishery (KP) Ministry. “Ministerial regulation is allegedly implemented without socialization and I disagree with that. I did not make it without any bases,” said KP Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti.
Read moreJAKARTA – Maritime and Fishery Ministry (KKP) suggested for IDR 10.59 trillion budget in 2015 Revised State Budget to Representative House (DOR). This budget increases for IDR 3.86 trillion from the allocation in 2015 State Budget of IDR 6.37 trillion. The additional budget comes from fuel subsidy allocation. It has been stated by Finance Minister
Read moreJAKARTA – The government’s plan to improve maritime business gets warm welcome from PT Soechi Lines Tbk. This shipping firm intends to work on shipyard business in the second half of 2015. Besides due to the government’s incentive plan for this sector, Soechi Lines also eyes for business opportunity from vessel maintenance and reparation service
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