VALUE OF EXPORT OF INDONESIA REACH 1.5 billion

Export Ban Could Tembus 2010 U.S. $ 1.5 Billion
Government and optimistic tire manufacturer tire exports from Indonesia in 2010 can be more than U.S. $ 1.3 billion, could even pass U.S. $ 1.5 billion. This belief began to appear along with the increasing demand for tires from the main destination country of Indonesia's exports, such as the United States, countries in the Middle East, and Africa.

Director Ministry of Chemical Industry, Downstream Tony Horn says, the lowest, Indonesian tire exports in 2010 was approximately U.S. $ 1.3 billion, up 18% compared to exports in 2009 amounted to U.S. $ 1.1 billion. Exports in 2010 was increased by about U.S. $ 100,000 to $ 200,000 from the realization of exports in 2009, said Tony.

General Chairman of Indonesian Association of Tire Companies (APBI) Azis Pane even more optimistic. Export ban in 2010 can penetrate the U.S. $ 1.5 billion. The reason, a request from the State, the main export destination countries like the United States and the Middle East remained high. Because of our tire products have gained recognition from there. So demand remains high, Azis said.

For example, the export estimates APBI tires to Egypt, one of the countries in the Middle East region, will increase from the realization in 2009 of U.S. $ 85 million to U.S. $ 100 million per month. This optimism for the realization of exports in January 2010 and which reached U.S. $ 82.97 million. This rose 0.6% compared with the position as of December 2009 amounted to U.S. $ 82.44 million.

However, the tire market in the country actually threatened by the illegal entry of tires from China. Called illegal, because the tires from China were using smuggling mode using two HS codes that do not meet the mandatory SNI, Azis said. China tire importer is not obliged to verify Surveyor affected.

We've add a letter to the Ministry of Industry and was followed-up by sending a letter to the Director General of Customs. If the domestic market had been secured, would ban the production and sale of both domestic and exports will increase, says Aziz.

Japan Gives Loan to Division 7.6 Billion yen Cruises
Japanese Government provides soft loans of 7.6 billion yen (equivalent to USD 784 billion) to improve the education system and training areas in Indonesia cruise.
Representative Japan International Corporation Association (JICA) Sakatomu Takasi said that the loan funds to develop resources Indonesian sailors. One of the supporting facilities which were built with a building loan Maritime Education Training Improvement (METI) in Sunter who inaugurated on February 24, 2010, and this cooperation will end in June 2011, said Takasi.

The loan will also be used for training sailors and institutional development. We hope that coaches and instructors in the Indonesian sailors have a certification standard that foreign seamen have the ability to maintain safety and marine assets in Indonesian waters along the border.

At least six technical and operational units (UPT) of sea get METI assistance programs. Namely, College of Sailing, Central and Improvement of Education Sciences Refreshment Cruises (PB3IP) Jakarta, and the Polytechnic Science Semarang and Makassar Sailing, Training and Education Center Sailing Surabaya Science and Education and Training Center Sailing Barombong Sciences.

According to the Head of Education and Training Ministry of Transportation Dedi Darmawan, human resource development programs in six UPT had been successfully completed. Infrastructures are built using the same loan was ready dioperasikan.Wakil Susantono Transport Minister Bambang said the government strongly supports efforts to meet the sailors of training standards and certification watckeeping (STCW) 95. This is in accordance with the standards and conventions of international shipping.

Some foreign airlines have to restrain his desire to develop the aviation business in Indonesia. Directorate General of Civil Aviation Ministry of Transportation requires that all foreign airlines who want to get a Business Licenses Flight (SIUP) took the local companies as partners.

Director General of Civil Aviation Herry Bakti S. Gumay Firefly's name as one of the eleven prospective new airline's request to instansinya SIUP. Firefly is a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines. Firefly Indonesia must find partners. This provision refers to the rules of Negative Investment List (dni) aviation sector. According to the rule, in a carrier, foreign investors can only control a maximum of 49% stake. Meanwhile, the remaining 51% must be locally owned. If he wants a majority would not we give him SIUP, Herry said.


So far, a number of foreign airlines already Share with a local company. Call it, some of which Indonesia AirAsia shares are controlled by the Malaysian AirAsia. There is also a PT Mandala Airlines which foreign ownership is held Indigo Partners LLC. The rise of foreign carriers who expanded the business in Indonesia can not be separated from the business development of this sector. In the last five years, passenger growth at over 10% per year. Not surprisingly, since the beginning of 2010, there were 11 candidates who filed a new airline licenses. Seven of them did not apply a scheduled flight. They are Sultra Air, Phoenix, Love Air Service, Air Charter Bee, Spirit Global Server, Firefly, and Life Water. Meanwhile, four other airlines scheduled flight permission. They are Fly Cargo, Megantara, Jatayu, and North Aceh Water.

However, Herry asserted that the government can not approve a request from the airline permits candidates. If there are less requirements, we will return, said Herry. Love Air is one candidate who has long airlines ask permission but have not got it.

One of the requirements to obtain permits is heavy enough to operate duty at least 10 aircraft, with 5 aircraft's own status, to airline passengers. The cargo carrier must operate a minimum of 3 aircraft and one of them owned their own status.

Secretary General of the Indonesia National Air Carriers Association, Tengku Burhanudin reminded that the government examine the rise of foreign carriers to operate in Indonesia. Moreover, control of Indonesian partners in joint ventures weak. It could be on paper stock 51% owned Indonesian and 49% foreign owned, but policy makers remain a minority shareholder.

Surely Kualanamu Budget Increase
Deputy Transport Minister Bambang Susantono will immediately allocate additional budget Kualanamu airport project in Medan, the Budget Revenue and Expenditure Changes (APBNP) 2010. Bambang ensure that after a regular evaluation meetings Directorate of Civil Aviation Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) with the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) and the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas).

I have not been able certainty the amount to be given, some say USD 600 billion, but others say up to Rp 1 trillion. But that would have given the year of 2010 was APBNP, Bambang said.

Bambang admitted that the amount of funding approved Kemenkeu still far from the proposed funding needs Directorate of Civil Aviation. Since 2010 this year, takes at least Rp 2 trillion to build Kualanamu. From a budget that, at most, the government could only provide Rp 1.2 trillion budget - USD 1.6 trillion. In the draft Budget Implementation Entry List (DIPA) 2010 Kemenhub, the government has only allocated a budget of Rp 602.42 billion. Therefore, the project budget is still less than Rp 402 billion to Rp 802 billion.

Kualanamu Airport project budget was funded entirely by local resources. The details of the national budget of Rp 4.3 trillion and Rp 1.6 trillion from the pockets of Angkasa Pura II. Target, this airport has to be operational in 2011.

Airport Project Leader Kualanamu Priyo Budiono said, with a target completion mid 2011, the year 2010 needs to be done a lot of work to absorb a large budget. Thus, in 2011 lived solution.