KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) has called on the government to postpone implementing a new shipping policy that will oblige coal and crude palm oil (CPO) exporters to ship their commodities using only domestic shipping companies and insurance services. The policy is stipulated in Trade Minister Regulation No. 82/2017, which was issued last October and was to take effect at the end of April 2018. As of today, APBI executive director Hendra Sinadia said, the government was still unable to guarantee the readiness of the country’s shipping industry, including the number of local vessels available for exporting coal.
Association urges postponing new coal shipping rules
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) has called on the government to postpone implementing a new shipping policy that will oblige coal and crude palm oil (CPO) exporters to ship their commodities using only domestic shipping companies and insurance services. The policy is stipulated in Trade Minister Regulation No. 82/2017, which was issued last October and was to take effect at the end of April 2018. As of today, APBI executive director Hendra Sinadia said, the government was still unable to guarantee the readiness of the country’s shipping industry, including the number of local vessels available for exporting coal.