Shipbuilding industry in
Indonesia continues to grow rapidly, backed by investment climate that attracts
foreign investors. The release of Presidential Instruction No. 5/2005 on the
National Shipping industry Empowerment is also a driving force. Data of the
Ministry of Industry stated the currently there are about 200
shipbuilding/shipyard industries in Indonesia which are able to produce new
vessels or repair ships. Shipping industry is included in the category of
strategic industries that have a bright prospect in the future. The number of
vessels operating in Indonesian waters is one of the factors that cause this
industry to keep moving.
However, the rapid growth of the shipbuilding industry
cannot be benefited by the domestic shipbuilding industry cannot be benefited
by the domestic shipbuilding industry operators. Because the shipbuilding
industry was still hampered by production problem. Budi Darmadi, Director
General of High Technology-Based Industry of the Ministry of Industry, in
Jakarta, on Friday (august 8) considered that the length of time of ship
production by domestic shipyard industry is one of the problems that inhibit
the growth of ship production.
The domestic shipbuilding industry needs approximately
one year to complete construction of one unit of ship. This time is relatively
longer than shipbuilding industry in foreign countries, such as China who can
complete the production within five months. Budi said that this matter became
the consideration of consumers who prefer to import ships. Moreover, if ship
procurement is needed quickly. When viewed in terms of competitiveness, the
Minister of Industry believed that domestically-produced ships are no less
competitive, both in quality and price. But domestic ship manufacturers still
have difficulty to compete with foreign shipbuilding industry due to capital
problem.
Budi believed that one contributing factor in the
shipbuilding industry is the growth of domestic component industry. It is very
important to develop component industry because in affects ship delivery and
stability of ship prices. The growth factor of domestic component industry
should be monitored by the government do that maritime stakeholders can improve
the stability of ship price.
According to him, the implementation of cabotage
principle from the government is very supportive to the domestic shipping
industry. As an illustration, Presidential Instruction No. 5/2005 instructs the
implementation of cabotage principle consequently to optimize the empowerment
of the national shipping industry. Industrial sector is instructed to encourage
the development of the shipping industry, including people-owned shipping
industries, whether large, medium, small-scale industries, and cooperatives.
Indonesia is considered by the world as capable of
producing ships of the best quality and the success has been recognized, so
that many countries ordered ships from Indonesia. Director General of Sea
Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation, Bobby R. Mamahit, explained
that currently Indonesia at least 260 shipbuilding companies with a total
production capacity to make new ships of 900,000 DWT.
Shipyard location in Indonesia is spreading in some
regions, such as in Java, Sumatera, Borneo, and Batam. For Indonesia, ships
play an important role as a transportation infrastructure in interisland
connectivity. Indonesia, which territory is separated by waters, makes ships to
have a role in connecting islands in Indonesia. Ships have a role to make the
distribution of goods and people from one island to another in Indonesia, and
ships that have a large capacity are increasingly capable of facilitating the
distribution of transportation of goods and people in large numbers. (E)
Business New - August 13, 2014
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