This is the second time we celebrating the Idul Fitri under the situation of Covid-19 outbreak. But, for this year Idul Fitri, there must be a different in facing the economy. Last year, along the Holly Month of Ramadhan, we were fear with the economy uncertainty, fear with the economic recession. But, this year, along…
Port of Tanjung Priok has proven its vital role as a gateway to Indonesia’s international trade. But, traffic jam inside is concluded as an acute problem. Why and what are solutions to unlock it? Tanjung Priok General Manager Guna Mulyana and related key stakeholders talked during a recent dialogue on solving the problem of land…
In our cover story issue highlighting the problem of land transportation congestion and traffic jam at Indonesia’s leading port, Tanjung Priok, one solution to overcome this issue is the plan of this port to adopt a single TID (Single Truck Identity Document) for all terminals at the port. This Single TID is expected to fasten…
Digitalization is inevitable in the port and logistics business, making them more competitive in the market. EDII responds well, offering some solutions. What solutions? Supply chains have changed over the past decades. Digitalization in the port services, logistics activities, and the related changes to the flow of goods introduce new challenges to the industry. The…
The drop of volume due to the pandemic has also disturbed the productivity of stevedoring companies as partners of PTP Multipurpose at Tanjung Priok Port. But, many of the stevedoring companies were able to survive their business, thanks to a good cooperation and partnership maintained by PTP Multipurpose, Juswandi Kristanto, Chairman of the Stevedoring Companies…
Of its achievements in improvement, innovation, and some key strategies in 2020, along the year, PTP got some awards both in national and international level. Some awards for PTPMultipurpose along the year, according to PTP Multipurpose Corporate Secretary Tito Gutoro, include LACP (League of American Communications Professional), San Diego USA as the Platinum Winner, 26th…
PTP optimized the year of pandemic 2020 to do innovation, improvement, and eying new market for business expansion, a basis for this year recovery. The pandemic Covid-19 outbreak has been totally hit the economy activities, resulting in the drop of trade volume last year (2020). The pandemic pushed the global economy into the worst recession…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just projected that the global trade volume will grow by 8.1% this year. This positive trade volume will be in line with the global economy growth, in which IMF projected to grow by 5.5%, though it will be very various among the countries. India, according to IMF, will lead the…
Coming to the effective date of IMO 2020, most of shipping players, including container players, believe that customers will understand with the increased bunker costs. However, the process may prove to be more complicated The new global mandate on using marine fuels with 0.5% sulfur, from the current 3.5% sulfur grade, would take into force…
We all must appreciate the progress of Kijing Terminal development in West Kalimantan. According to data, up to date, its construction has reached 40% and is expected to be completed according to the plan, thus starting operation by July 2020. We also appreciate that there are some foreign shipping lines and some leading cargo owners…
