A total of 12 ships carrying fuel oil or fuel oil and LPG PT Pertamina (Persero) is still using a foreign flag. Whereas the principle of cabotage, or the use of the flag of Indonesia was introduced earlier this year. Senior Deputy Director him Shipping, explained that after attending the exhibition of initiation products, systems, and infrastructure as well as new transportation modes Pertamina in Jakarta.
From 170 freighter Pertamina fuel and LPG, as many as 12 ships of which still use a foreign flag. In details, 9 ships used to transport LPG, while the other 3 ships to transport fuel. “The use of foreign ships was caused berbendara limited number of very large ships owned by national entrepreneurs and staffed by people of Indonesia. It takes a big investment for a very large ship which in accordance with the needs of him,” he said.
And the new rules require the use of government Indonesian flagged ship, owned and manned by people of Indonesia. If not using Red and White flag, the ship was not allowed to operate in Indonesian waters. “To meet the requirement that requires a long process, can not be fulfilled,” said sudayana.
Because of that, it had requested a dispensation to the Ministry of Transportation to operate a foreign-flag vessels owned in December. The use of foreign flagged ships were only temporarily while waiting for the document management process to replace the flag of his 12 ships.
“Actually, the new rules were not familiar with the dispensation, but because the use of foreign flagged ships in the short term, the government allowed,” said Suhartoko. Government gives an opportunity for companies to move the red plate in the oil industry to look after the turn of the ship until March 31 next.
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