JAKARTA – PT Indonesia Shipbuilding Industry (IKI) this year is focusing on the completion of Bitung shipyard repair in North Sulawesi, with an investment of IDR50 billion. The fund will be obtained from the State Capital Investment (PMN) worth IDR200 billion. The amount of the investment fund this year is the remainder of a total
Read moreJAKARTA— Association of Indonesian Logistics requested Ministry of Transportation to consider logistic efficiency level in designing blue print for revitalization of river transportation in the country. Chair of Association, Zaldy Ilham Masita, said the demand is proposed following the plan by the Ministry to revitalize at least 117 rivers in Kalimantan, Sumatra, and Papua as
Read moreJAKARTA – The government through the Directorate General of Sea Transportation again provided Public Service Obligation (PSO) funding for subsidy dedicated to economy class passengers. In this, the PSO subsidy gave 18 vessels with 376 voyeges operated PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) for IDR872.789 billion. The MoU for the PSO will be signed between the
Read moreThe Head of Center Operation ‘First Maritime Roedy Santoso’ opened the event of ‘Patrol Ship Captain Refreshment and the Task Force Crew of XXXIII Joint Operation 2014’ at Grand Clarion Hotel, Makassar on 5 March 2014. The event was attended by Pangdam VII, Assinten II Setda South Sulawesi Province, the representatives from the regional office
Read moreThe Oscar-nominated film Captain Philips brought the threat of Somali piracy to the big screen last year. But if it were highlighting the current reality, it would have been better set in Indonesia. The sprawling archipelago has become the world’s top spot for pirate attacks, according to “Safety and Shipping Review 2014,” a report by
Read moreFurther to the Company’s announcement made on 28 February 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Samudera Shipping Line Ltd (the “Company”) wishes to announce that the disposal of Sinar Anyer, a 2,781-dwt chemical tanker, was completed on 12 March 2014. The disposal is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated
Read moreJAKARTA-The government will issue new policy that required fishing vessel to put its catch in fish processing unit (UPI) in Indonesia, claimed to free Indonesia from dependency on fish import. Previously, there was no such policy so UPI often finds it difficult to obtain supply of fresh fish. There is a tendency the catches from
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