IPB University’s contribution to the Indonesian Maritime Affairs
IPB University through the Center for Coastal and Ocean Resources Study (PKSPL), Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM), Directorate of Scientific Information and Strategic Publications (DPIS), IPB University Maritime Consortium, Maritime Consortium (Faculty of Fisheries and Maritime Sciences (FPIK), Schools Business (SB), Faculty of Economics and Management (FEM) and Faculty of Agricultural Technology (Fateta) IPB University, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia, organized an International Conference titled “Ports, Shipping and Maritime Logistics: Responding to Millennial Challenges and Opportunities in Indonesia”, Thursday (26/9). This activity is one of a series of 56th Anniversary activities of IPB University.
The conference was opened by 2019 Elected Vice President who will be inaugurated on October 20, Prof. Dr. (HC) KH Ma’ruf Amin and attended by the Director General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia, Ir. R Agus H Purnomo and Rector of IPB University, Dr. Arif Satria.
KH Ma’ruf Amin conveyed several important things related to the spirit of cooperation in developing Indonesia as the world’s maritime axis. “The Indonesian nation has maritime potential that must be able to be managed properly, because this potential will become a problem if we do not manage it well. As a country with 70 percent more territorial waters, Indonesia should excel in maritime, but now we are still in the process of optimizing the potential President Jokowi has also been determined to make Indonesia a global maritime axis, PKSPL IPB University has given many ideas in achieving our shared goals, I also hope that with this event cooperation can be established between the government, universities, and industry to advance the Indonesian Maritime sector,” said KH Ma’ruf Amin.
Dr Arif Satria also said the importance of the maritime sector in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era. “PKSPL IPB University has conducted a study in 2018, from 12 million barrels of fuel oil (BBM) and 59.4 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU) of commodities passing by in the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea, Indonesia can only get 20 In 2015, the maritime sector’s contribution contributed 28.34 percent or equivalent to 182 million dollars, which we can certainly develop further with Indonesia’s geostrategic position in the international maritime business arena, therefore, IPB University invites regional maritime business people, shipping and logistics shipping business people, and all maritime stakeholders to discuss innovations that can improve the performance of Indonesian maritime affairs,” said Dr. Arif Satria.
Ir R Agus Purnomo also conveyed government projects to improve maritime sector performance. “I would like to thank IPB University for its various ideas and research contributions to the maritime sector. Hopefully it can increase knowledge, efficiency and effectiveness in improving the national economy of the maritime sector. Indonesia is a maritime country with 95 thousand kilometers of coastline. However, during development and maritime activities are still based on Western Indonesia, therefore the development of Eastern Indonesia is to reduce logistics costs for the development and consumption of our brothers and sisters in Eastern Indonesia. improving the seven most influential ports, then Ports will be built at Bau Bau and Anggrek Ports in Gorontalo, not to forget also, 20 sea toll routes that are the target of future development, 113 pioneer flight routes, the implementation of the Public Service Obligation (PSO) why l (26 vessels of PT Pelni) and six routes for livestock transportation vessels,” said Purnomo. (RYS)
