TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Sailing Indonesia's maritime sector forward
The Jokowi administration deserves praise for a list of achievements in the maritime sector.
Change Size
In his inauguration speech President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stated that Indonesia needs to reorient itself toward the seas and regain its position as a maritime nation. Jalesveva Jayamaye, in the seas we will triumph. (Shutterstock.com/File)
I
n his inauguration speech President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stated that Indonesia needs to reorient itself toward the seas and regain its position as a maritime nation. Jalesveva Jayamaye, in the seas we will triumph.
The Jokowi administration deserves praise for a list of achievements in the maritime sector.
The introduction of dedicated cattle carriers has improved the way in which live cattle is shipped across the archipelago. The organization of the pioneer shipping system, vital shipping to remote area, has been revamped and 50 pioneer vessels constructed. The Tol Laut (sea toll) has been implemented and currently consists of 13 routes whereby containerized goods are shipped to remote areas. On these routes, the Tol Laut is accelerating the containerization process in underserved regions to enhance linkages into domestic trade networks.
Finally, ports have been constructed and upgraded. New Priok was delivered and direct shipping services to the United States and Europe have been reestablished after two decades of absence. Many non-commercial ports have been upgraded rapidly.
