JAKARTA – Transportation Ministry will simplify land usage permit for shipyard industry, following fiscal and non-fiscal incentives distribution by the government. Maritime Transportation Director General, Bobby R. Mamahit, said he will give the availability of shipyard land in port location by simplifying land usage permit along with fiscal incentives distribution by the government for shipyard…
JAKARTA – PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III will construct dry bulk facility in Teluk Lamong Terminal in 2015. Pelindo III Spokesman, Edi Priyanto, said currently, his office is still in preparation phase of 250-meter dry bulk berth construction. He said the initial phase of Teluk Lamong Terminal development will be conducted in January 2015. “The…
JAKARTA – The policy to sink foreign illegal fishing vessels in Indonesian waters is deemed discriminate. The policy is only implemented for small vessels while big vessels using trawl net have not been touched yet. Maritime law expert, Chandra Motik, said so far, the government’s policy is not fair since not all illegal fishing vessels…
The moratorium for vessels having more than 30-GT capacity and transshipment prohibition at sea issued by Maritime and Fishery Ministry (KKP) burden fishery employers. Both regulations are claimed to complicate them to obtain fishery permit from local government. Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin)’s Standing Committee Chairman, Thomas Darmawan, said there are complaints from…