REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BATAM — State-owned shipping firm PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) launched a large scale business transformation to strengthen business foundation. President Director of Pelni, Syahril Japarin said that company would gradually transform portion of revenue from passengers into cargo. Current portion of revenue from passengers’ transportation reached 70 percent, while cargo 30 percent. In…
State-owned gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) will use its newly completed floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to distribute natural gas to Lampung, South Sumatra, West Java, Banten and Jakarta. The FSRU, which has the capacity to store 2 million tons of gas per year, is part of an integrated natural gas infrastructure…
State owned port operator Pelindo III has awarded a contract worth US$76 million to Dutch company Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors BV to carry out dredging works at Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya, East Java. Witnessed by Dutch Infrastructure and Environment Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen and Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Mahendra Siregar,…
MEDAN – Indonesian Exporters Association (GPEI) North Sumatra rejected international shipping company MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. plans on imposing local charge with no apparent reason. Chairman of the Joint Indonesian Exporters (GPEI) North Sumatera Khairul Mahalli confirmed its members would refuse any kind of fees charged by shipping companies since exports from Indonesia have…