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View all search resultsBakamla backs debate to levy ships in Malacca Strait
Bakamla chief Vice Adm. Irvansyah suggested the construction of supply store and fuel station on the Indonesian side of Malacca Strait so the country could take benefits from the busy shippin line.
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Cargo ships sail in the Malacca Strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra in this undated photograph, a strait that remains vulnerable to drug smuggling increasingly foiled by authorities. (Shutterstock/File)
T
he discourse first aired by Finance Minister Purbaya Yudi Sadewa on charging tariffs for ships transiting through Malacca Strait has received mixed reactions.
Purbaya suggested an idea of tariffs similar to what Iran is doing now in the Hormuz Strait, as well as what has been implemented in the Suez and Panama canals.
Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) chief Vice Adm. Irvansyah has supported the idea, while academics have deemed it a negative discourse that risks creating new tensions with ASEAN states.
Irvansyah said the Malacca Strait was like a giant sea toll road which has not been optimized for the benefits of Indonesian sovereignty.
“Malacca Strait is like a large highway while we on the sides have not built any supporting facilities, such as supply store or fuel station, the ships can visit,” he said on Thursday.
“I have presented strategic suggestions to the President to manage the Malacca Strait and North Natuna Sea to earn additional income for the state.”
The plan was welcomed by the Riau Islands provincial administration, with Vice Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura saying the policy could increase revenue for the province which directly faces the international shipping line.
