Maritime Highway
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Ministry relies on ‘maritime highway’ amid pandemic
Shipping a container is not as simple as ordering an ‘ojek’ (motorcycle taxi). (JP/Wahyoe Boediwardhana) Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 23 June 2020 The Transportation Ministry is relying on a long-running sea transportation program – the maritime highway – to support logistics in the country amid disruption induced by the COVID-19…
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Pandemic disrupts food distribution across country, minister says
Trucks line up at Sunda Kelapa Port in North Jakarta on Tuesday. The port resumed loading and unloading activities after the Jakarta administration eased the physical distancing policy on June 5. (JP/Arief Suhardiman) Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 15 July 2020 The logistics disruption due to social restrictions to contain COVID-19…
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Modernized seaport connects Selayar, Surabaya
Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Ministry officials check a container at Rauf Rahman Benteng Selayar seaport in South Sulawesi. (Photo by Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Ministry) Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 15 September 2020 The government has launched a new shipping route that will connect the modernized seaport in Selayar,…
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Lack of return cargo from destination ports remains challenge for maritime highway
The Sabuk Nusantara 66 is part of the maritime highway program. (Photo by Rosa Panggabean / JP) Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 24 September 2020 Cargo ships returning empty from destination ports is a core challenge for the government’s so-called maritime highway five years after its initiation, officials and experts say. …
