World Seafood Shanghai 2023, PT Perikanan Indonesia Explores Cooperation with 6 Chinese Companies

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JAKARTA - PT Perikanan Indonesia, a member of ID FOOD, is collaborating with a number of fishing companies from China at the World Seafood Shanghai Event, an international-scale fisheries exhibition that will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center for 3 days, 23-25 ​​August 2023.

The largest seafood exhibition was attended by 36 countries with 1,400 exhibitors exhibiting world fishery products. On this occasion, PT Perikanan Indonesia obtained a platform for mutual cooperation, interaction and collaboration with high-quality buyers.

PT Perikanan Indonesia has signed cooperation agreements with 6 Chinese companies, including Shanggang-Edi China Trading Co. Ltd., Tiancheng (Shanghai) Supply Chain Services Co., Ltd and Shanghai Seafirst Co., Ltd regarding integrated fishery product business development.

Apart from that, PT Perikanan Indonesia has also partnered with other companies, namely Lygend Resources & Technology Co., Ltd, Zhejiang Ocean Fisheries Co., Ltd and Matrix Resources Co., Ltd regarding operational cooperation in the development of fishing ports and measurable fishing programs.

President Director of PT Perikanan Indonesia Sigit Muhartono said that the World Seafood Shanghai event was a meeting place between companies and professional fisheries business people on the international stage.

"We, as a Fisheries BUMN, have successfully collaborated with 6 companies from China to become business partners. Both the fish trading and processing business, port business services or the measurable fishing program initiated by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries," he said, in a written statement, Monday 28 August.

The signing of the memorandum of understanding at the WSS 2023 event was carried out by the Operational Director of PT Perikanan Indonesia Fajar Widisasono as a company representative with representatives of each Chinese company. The signing action was witnessed by the Director General of Strengthening the Competitiveness of Maritime and Fishery Products (PDSPKP) of the Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Budi Sulistyo and the Director General of Business Development and Management of Food SOE Holding ID FOOD Dirgayuza Setiawan.

Sigit explained, the signing of the cooperation would strengthen the share of exports to the Bamboo Curtain country. Another goal is to strengthen the fishing port business segment in Indonesia.

Operational Director of PT Perikanan Indonesia Fajar Widisasono explained, PT Perindo is exploring cooperation with Shanggang Edi-China Trading Co., Ltd. This import-export trading company requires 108 tons of vanamei shrimp or 4 containers per month to be supplied by PT Perikanan Indonesia. This contract has an export valuation of IDR 11.5 billion per month.

Meanwhile, another company, namely Tiancheng (Shanghai) Supply Chain Service Co., Ltd. submitted a request to import 6 containers of Baby Tuna and Cakalang from Indonesia per month with a capitalization of IDR 4.4 billion per month.

"Actually the demand is more than that, but we will try to supply their demand with a volume that we adjust to the company's capabilities," said Fajar.

In addition to the companies above, PT Perikanan Indonesia also signed a business cooperation for the development of fishing ports and the Measured Fishing program with Lygend Resources & Technology Co,. Ltd, Matrix Resources Co. Ltd, and Zhejiang Ocean Fisheries Co., Ltd.

The result of the agreement with Lygend Resources & Technology Co,. stated that they would put together a consortium of fishing boat owners in Shipu Town with a size of 100-300 GT to operate in Indonesia in cooperation with PT Perikanan Indonesia.

Lygend Resources will also put together a consortium of 67 fish processing factories in Shipu Town. These factories have a raw material requirement of 700,000 tons per year. In fact, several companies visited during PT Perindo's visit to China are willing to build a fish processing factory on Obi Island, North Maluku.

Likewise with Matrix Resources Co. Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Lygend Resources, is willing to become an importer of fish produced by PT Perikanan Indonesia. They need at least 3,000 tons of skipjack and baby tuna with a capitalization of IDR 80 billion per month.

Meanwhile, an MOU related to the Measured Fishing program was made with the company Zhejiang Ocean Fisheries Co., Ltd.

From the results of the cooperation discussion, Zhejiang Ocean Fisheris will make a reciprocal visit to Indonesia in early September to follow up on the cooperation plan.

Currently, Zhejiang Ocean Fisheris has 25 units of 150 GT steel vessels that are ready to cooperate with PT Perikanan Indonesia. Zhejiang also has a fish landing base in Manokwari, West Papua with a 3.5 hectare facility.

"We hope that the visit to China in the WSS event can be immediately followed up with real work that will bring benefits to PT Perikanan Indonesia," concluded Fajar.