Lack of clarity on new Indonesian regulations on thermal coal exports has added to loading delays, sources said Thursday. Indonesian customs authorities now require coal exporters to possess what is called an IUP OPK certification, which is a license for the transportation and trading of coal, a source close to the energy ministry said.
Read moreIndonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) has urged the country’s government to determine separate ports for imports and exports, in a bid to resolve the congestion problem at Indonesia’s Tanjung Priok Port, The Jakarta Post reported yesterday quoting Apindo’s chairman Sofjan Wanandi. The permanently increasing dwelling time at Tanjung Priok causes higher costs for the business
Read moreJAKARTA – Chairman of Central Executive Board of Indonesian Logistics and Forwarders Association (ALFI) Iskandar Zulkarnain said the 2015 Asean sole market highly enable the increase of shipping and logistics activities via sea transportation. “Thereby, the service in the port needs an escalation, especially on logistics distribution,” he said to Bisnis.com (3/6). Further he said
Read moreJakarta. In a move that could have serious repercussions for the security situation in the South China Sea, Indonesian officials on Wednesday acknowledged that China was claiming part of Indonesia’s Riau Islands province as its own territory. The Indonesian Military’s (TNI) Air Commodore Fahru Zaini, who is a member of the defense strategy unit at
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