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70619
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 10:20
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FOREIGN SHIPS DOMINATE COMMODITY TRANSPORTATION IN INDONESIA
Jakarta, July 15 (ANTARA) - Foreign ships controlled about 96.6 percent of the country's commodity freight because the number of domestic ships is small, a shipping industry association chairman said.
"As a result of the domination of foreign ships of the country's commodity freight, Indonesia has to pay about Rp100 trillion every year," chairman of the Indonesia Offshore Facilities and Shipping Industries Association (IPERINDO), Harsusanto said here on Wednesday.
This is actually a good chance for shipbuilding firms in the country because a number of government agencies such as the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, and state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina are in need of new vessels.
He said that the need for new ships of these ministries might increase to 10 to 20 percent so that domestic ship-building firms had a good chance to gain a big profit.
The market opportunities for commodity transportation in Indonesia were big as almost all commodities could be transported by ships flying the Indonesian flags.
In 2009, national shipping companies were not yet allowed to transport such commodities as coal, oil and natural gas, while other commodities such as timber, fertilizers, cement, rice, CPO, mineral products, agricultural products, liquid chemicals and general cargo could already be transported by national ships, said Harsusanto.
However, the chance for Indonesia to transport all kinds of commodities is open because as of 2010 domestic shipping lines are already allowed to carry all kinds of commodities in Indonesia.
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"As a result of the domination of foreign ships of the country's commodity freight, Indonesia has to pay about Rp100 trillion every year," chairman of the Indonesia Offshore Facilities and Shipping Industries Association (IPERINDO), Harsusanto said here on Wednesday.
This is actually a good chance for shipbuilding firms in the country because a number of government agencies such as the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, and state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina are in need of new vessels.
He said that the need for new ships of these ministries might increase to 10 to 20 percent so that domestic ship-building firms had a good chance to gain a big profit.
The market opportunities for commodity transportation in Indonesia were big as almost all commodities could be transported by ships flying the Indonesian flags.
In 2009, national shipping companies were not yet allowed to transport such commodities as coal, oil and natural gas, while other commodities such as timber, fertilizers, cement, rice, CPO, mineral products, agricultural products, liquid chemicals and general cargo could already be transported by national ships, said Harsusanto.
However, the chance for Indonesia to transport all kinds of commodities is open because as of 2010 domestic shipping lines are already allowed to carry all kinds of commodities in Indonesia.
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