JAKARTA – The policy to restrict lobster, crab, and water crab fishing will be hardly implemented since fishermen, who have fished those marine lives, cannot release them and can sell them to other places. Lobster, crab, and water crab fishing is restricted for the spawning species with certain sizes following population drop of three marine
Read moreSEMARANG – Stevedoring activities in Semarang Container Terminal (TPKS) will not be affected even though the government bans batik cloth and other commodity imports. TPKS General Manager, Iwan Sabatini, said some exported commodities produced in Central Java mostly rely on imported raw materials such as textile and textile product industries. “Therefore, I think import ban
Read moreJAKARTA – The government ensured the plan to develop Cilamaya Port, Karawang Regency, West Java will be reviewed. National Development Planning Board (BPPN) Minister, Andrinof Chaniago, said his office is forming a team to study the feasibility of Cilamaya Port project to be resumed or not. “We will review it from various aspects since it
Read moreJAKARTA – To boost its performance, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) IV plans to develop some ports it manages. To support this expansion, the state-owned enterprise (BUMN) is looking for budget sources. Pelindo IV intends to obtain budget from state capital injection (PMN) in 2015 State Budget (APBN). “We have proposed for IDR 2 trillion PMN,”
Read moreSEMARANG – Maritime and Fishery Ministry (KKP) targeted fish food self-production of 16.9 million tons can substitute around 3% import in 2015. Moreover, KKP also targeted to lower the production cost of fish culture by lowering fish food cost gradually. KKP Fish Culture Director General, Slamet Soebjakto, explained the amount of fish or shrimp food
Read moreJAKARTA – Jakarta Container Truck Association (Angsuspel) plans to adjust container truck tariff to IDR 55,000 per container along with subsidized fuel price drop on January 19th. The tariff drop is calculated based on 100-kilometer round trip distance and fuel adjustment factor (FAF) formula which has been created previously. “We have made a formula for
Read moreJAKARTA – Public Works and People’s Housing (PUPR) Ministry will build road access to four berths in Merak Port and Bakauheni Port to ease logistic distribution from Java to Sumatra or vice versa. PUPR Minister, Basuki Hadimuljono, said road access development design to four berths at each port will be conducted by PUPR Ministry. “Four
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