The production of domestic vessels is encouraged | Jakarta newspaper

The Indonesian shipbuilding industry can increase its production capacity, in view of efforts to strengthen maritime transport facilities to ensure interregional connectivity

Jakarta akarta akartaakarta – The government continues to strengthen the national shipyard industry to strengthen RI's position as a global shipping hub. The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) is targeting the capacity of the naval industry to increase 2 to 3 times from now. Increased capacity to reduce dependence on imported ships, both used and new vessels

Minister of Industry, Airlangga Hartarto, forward President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) launched a maritime axis. "Backbone, it should have a role of Iperindo.In addition, it can save foreign exchange for repair (repair) and maintenance (maintenance), rather than take the stranger.Therefore we want that the capacity of the national shipbuilding industry increases up to 2-3 times, "he said at the inauguration ceremony of the 2018-2022 period of the Indonesian Association of Shipbuilding and Extraterritorial Industries (Iperindo)

Airlangga is optimistic that the shipbuilding industry in Indonesia will be able to improve its production capacity, given the strengthening of maritime transport to achieve interregional connectivity.In addition, the international market remains prospective with China, South Korea and Japan.

In 2017, the number of shipbuilding orders in Indonesia s & # 39, rose to 218 30 0 gross registered tonnage (GT). The majority of shipbuilding in Indonesia to meet the needs of the domestic market is 83 percent, estimated at 120 units or 135,440 GT, while the rest for export is about 24 units or 82,860 GT .

In the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, stimulate national economic growth. Therefore, with its labor-intensive, capital-intensive and high-tech features, the shipbuilding industry needs attention and attention. serious attention from the government to be more competitive in the domestic and international market. supply chain to produce ships. Parallel to these measures, the new direction of Iperindo must form a national consortium, "said Airlangga.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry has proposed the incentive to reduce the rights of Importation of ship components From a financial point of view, the government will encourage the shipbuilding industry sector to support the financing of banks for business expansion.

"Thus, the need a research, development and design center (RDnD) for maritime transport. The government will facilitate the provision of a tax surcharge for the innovative industry. Airlangga says:

The government is also seeking to strengthen ship design capability through the optimization of ship design series in order to be able to develop the ship component industry in the country. At present, Kemenperin has created a website that provides information on the design of vessels that have been built in the domestic industry and whose performance has been tested.

Projected Needs

President of Iperindo, Eddy Kurniawan Logam, is committed to reducing imports of used and new vessels by increasing the production capacity of its members to meet the needs of the internal market. State-owned enterprises (BUMN) have supported the strengthening of the national shipbuilding industry by importing more ships than was the case last year. "SOEs and ministries should plan their needs for the next 5 to 10 years so that they can be adapted by the national shipbuilding industry." With that, either the reason for the imports due urgent issues as it was done last year, "Edy concluded.

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