Minister Darmin Satirize The High Cost of Containers in Batam

TRIBUNBATAM.id - On a logistics and sea transportation seminar in Jakarta, Saturday (9/14), Coordinating Minister of Economy Darmin Nasution, insinuated high cost of shipping logistics at special industrial area, Batam, Riau Islands.

"Now our logistics are expensive, one container from Batam to Singapore is as expensive as Singapore, perhaps to Japan," said Darmin who is also the Chairperson of Batam Free Port and Free Trade Zone (KPBPB) at Harhubnas Conference 2019 with theme 'Knitting and Building the Nation', is a series of Indotrans Expo 2019, JCC Senayan Jakarta, 13-15 September 2019.

Darmin's insinuation about the need for hard efforts to reduce logistics costs in Indonesia.

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Reported by official website Ministry of Transportation, Sunday (15/9), Darmin exemplified current economic conditions in Batam and this country.

This insinuation coincides with momentum of 'announcement' schedule from central government, in this case KPBPB Batam, regarding whether the position Head of Batam Business Entity called Badan Pengusahaan (BP) will be concurrently (ex officio) Mayor.

When official visit to Batam, last 14 August 2019, Darmin said immediately revise PP No. 46 of 2007 about KPBPB Batam, will be published at least two weeks from middle of August 2019 ago.

"Government regulations or PPs will be issued within one or two weeks," Darmin said, while inaugurating Lion Group MRO at Hang Nadim Airport, Batam, Wednesday (08/14/2019).

Concerning important points in the revision of PP, in addition to affirming the ex officio Mayor by Head of BP Batam, Darmin said there were several other things. "Deputy chief will be there," Darmin said.

In another part of seminar which was also attended by Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya, Coordinating Minister compared the cost of logistics in Indonesia is still expensive compared to various countries in Southeast Asia.

Former Governor of Bank Indonesia assessed the need for efforts to optimize transportation, and to support the flow of goods from one location to another.

He believes, expensive logistics costs are one of the obstacles in achieving economic growth. Going forward, Darmin requested that Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Trade encourage the use of more efficient transportation for shipping goods. (tribunbatam.id/dewi haryati)

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