The Ministry of Industry reported that
Indonesia needs more new fleets. Because, currently about 50% commercial ships
have been over the age of 20 years. Minister of Industry, Saleh Husin, in
Jakarta, Monday (September 28), did not deny that currently many national
commercial ships are old, so that procurement of new vessels is necessary.
According
to Saleh, users of ships, i.e. ministries, state agencies, state enterprises and
private sector have also committed to buy vessels from within the country. It
is said that shipbuilding capability is strengthened step by step and according
to plan. While, for vessels with special needs, according to him, have to be
built abroad. However, the Minister of Industry said that technology transfer
and component industry development should continue to be driven to reduce
imports in the future.
Industry
Ministry of Industry also prepared two special areas of shipping industry, i.e.
in Lamongan, East Java and Tanggamus Maritime Industrial Estate, Lampung. In
addition the government will perform data collection of vessel specifications
and needs nationally. This is necessary for the planning and development of
shipbuilding and ship industry investment promotion. National shipbuilding and
ship industry is believed to be capable of building ships needed to strengthen
maritime connectivity in the country. Additionally, to make Indonesia as world
maritime axis.
Saleh
is optimistic that the national shipbuilding industry is capable of building
ships needed to strengthen maritime as the world maritime connectivity in the
country. And to make Indonesia as the world maritime axis. He said that
currently there are about 250 shipyards in Indonesia. They are capable of
producing 1.2 million deadweight tonnage (DWT) of new vessels. Moreover, it is
capable of repairing ships with a total capacity of 12 million DWT.
Ministry
of Industry recorded that ship companies can build various kinds and types of
vessels up to 50,000 DWT. 80% of all shipyards in the country can build ships
with a capacity of 5,000 DWT. According to the Minister of Industry, the
opportunity of shipbuilding industry is wide open. It is encouraged by the
cabotage policy that increases the number of national ships from 6,000 units in
2005 to 14,000 units in 2014.
Saleh
also encourages empowerment of national Ship Design and Engineering Center
(NASDEC) in Surabaya. The facility was the result of cooperation between the
Ministry of Industry and the Institute of Technology (ITS) Surabaya. NASDEC,
which was established in 2006, is projected to be able to design special types
of ships, such as tankers and LNG carries.
Meanwhile,
head of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Frnaky Sibarni, said that it
would inject investment budget to the shipbuilding industry of IDR 5 trillion.
The stimulus was given in order to strengthen maritime upstream sector. He
mentioned that the fiscal incentives were derived from the budget of the
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF). It is said, that MMAF has
made a deal with BKPM for strengthening maritime upstream sector. One of the
programs is the procurement of ships.
Franky
said that the budget was allocated for the procurement of 3,400 units of ships.
Until the end of the first half of 2015, investment realization in 249
shipbuilding industries which are operating amounted to IDR 135 billion. The
industries were located in Sumatra as many as 65 shipyards, Kalimantan 62
shipyards, java 92 shipyards, and Maluku and Papua 30 shipyards.
Franky
said that BKPM had coordinated to unify perception between the Minister of
Industry and Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries to discuss the
development of the maritime industry. BKPM is optimistic that shipyard
investment industry. BKPM is optimistic that shipyard investment will continue
to grow in the next semester. Achievement of domestic investment (PMDN)
commitment is higher than Foreign Investment (PMA) plan in shipbuilding
industry, which reached IDR 1.7 trillion in the same period. (E)
Business New - September 30, 2015
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