Indonesia Restricts Foreign Vessels to Spur Local Shipbuilding
Indonesia will begin restricting foreign vessels transporting domestic aquaculture products in Indonesian waters to encourage growth for domestic shipbuilders from next year. The stricter fishing laws would spell the end of foreign fishing vessels plying Indonesian waters. This would in turn impact the fishery industry in several ASEAN countries which have partly depended on catch from Indonesian territorial waters. Indonesian Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said her country will not issue new licenses to foreign vessels after the current moratorium ends next month. The moratorium will end on 30 April. Indonesia doesn’t see that it should continue (with the moratorium). The country has already done verifications.
Nongsa Jaya Buana: Tugs for All Jobs
Tucked into a sheltered cove on the northwest corner of Batam Island, Nongsa Jay Buana Shipyard is approached via a short causeway and a road built into the reddish earth of Indonesia’s Batam Island. On entering the yard, the car passes an area of land that is dominated by a series of barges under construction and then on past a double row of eight tugs also under construction. A modern two-story office block stands proudly at the end of the road. In the office, Yard Manager Mr.