Starting Operation, PIS Mahakam Ship Transports Methanol Perdana To Gresik

Illustration of the PIS ship (Photo: dock. PIS)

JAKARTA - The PIS Mahakam ship owned by PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) officially operates by transporting petrochemical methanol cargo from Bontang - East Kalimantan to Gresik - East Java. In this inaugural shipment, PIS Mahakan transported 7000 metric tons of methanol from East Kalimantan Methanol Industri through a collaboration between PIS and PT Hutama Trans Kencana.

"This transportation also marks the company's commitment to cargo transportation of non-captured market expansion from PIS," said PIS Muh Corporate Secretary Aryomekka Firdaus, Friday, October 20.

He explained that PIS Mahakam is the latest small tanker from PIS specifically for transporting petrochemical cargo. This ship has obtained IMO 2 certification provided by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which means it has met international standards for transporting petrochemicals.

Since being acquired last August, the ship has entered the docking process for improving the operational quality of ships at the shipyard facility in Batam and is now ready to operate.

PIS Mahakam is trusted to transport methanol cargo to Gresik. Of course, PIS is committed to providing reliable services in transportation by implementing optimal HSSE, in order to make a positive contribution to the company's growth," continued Aryomekka.

He further explained that this is in line with PIS' deep strategy for market diversification and non-captive market expansion outside the Pertamina Group to achieve the US$6 billion business revenue target in 2027 which emphasizes 4 strategic pillars.

Namely, petroleum-based captive market capitalization, developing emerging industrial markets such as petrochemicals and other cargo services, integrated logistics services, and green energy businesses.