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View all search resultsUK, Indonesia launch maritime partnership by signing 4 MOUs
The partnership aims to strengthen Indonesia's maritime economy, promote food security, improve resilience in coastal communities and create opportunities for the next generation of shipbuilders.
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Babcock International Group chief executive officer David Lockwood (second left) and United Kingdom Ambassador to Jakarta Dominic Jermey (second right) display Memorandum of Understanding documents on April 23, flanked by Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fishery Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono (left) and UK Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonization Minister Keir Mather in Jakarta. The MoU provides Babcock/Chevening Scholarships for 30 recipients in three years, as part of the UK-Indonesia Maritime Partnership Program which was launched during the event. (Courtesy of the UK Embassy in Jakarta/-)
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he United Kingdom and Indonesia signed four Memorandums of Understanding on Thursday to mark the launch of the Maritime Partnership Program (MPP) between the two countries which seeks to strengthen wider cooperation in the maritime sector.
British Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonization Minister Keir Mather and Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fishery Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono witnessed the MoUs signings in Jakarta.
British leading defense company Babcock International Group is providing funding for the Chevening/Babcock MPP Scholarships for 30 recipients in 10 years. The MoU was signed by UK Ambassador to Jakarta Dominic Jermey and Babcock chief executive officer David Lockwood.
Babcock is also starting a cooperation with PT Citra Shipyard to explore shipbuilding, skills, technology transfer and supply chain cooperation. The MoU was signed by Babcock managing director for marine programs Phil Craig and Citra vice president Abi Kho.
The third MoU signed as part of the MPP was a partnership between Babcock and a consortium of six UK and Indonesian universities to build maritime education and skills capacity aligned to MPP capability priorities.
The partnership MoU was signed by Craig with representatives from Newcastle University, University of Strathclyde, University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow from the UK side and with Universitas Indonesia and Sepuluh November Technology Institute from Indonesia.
The fourth MoU was between Babcock and state-owned electronics company PT LEN Indonesia on collaboration in naval and maritime technology development, the UK Embassy said in a statement. There was no signing during the event.
