P.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
In an effort to strengthen the domestic shipping industry, the Directorate General of Sea Communications has submitted a proposal on the issuance of a presidential decree requiring that inter-island shipping of key commodities must be handled by national flagged vessels.
According to the proposal, which has been submitted to the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), the ruling would apply the shipping of seven selected commodities including crude palm oil (CPO), fertilizer, rice, rubber, lumber, coal, and oil
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