Targeting To Have 130 Ships, PIS Add 11 Fleet Tanker Ships Since 2019

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JAKARTA - PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) continues to aggressively add a fleet of tankers over the past 4 years.

Until 2025, PIS is targeted to have 130 tankers.

"The addition of a fleet of tankers is carried out to strengthen the energy distribution and national energy security, as well as the company's expansion in the global market for non-capture markets," said PIS Corporate Secretary Muh Aryomekka Firdaus, Tuesday, October 17.

Aryomekka added, PIS recorded an additional 11 tankers from 2019 to September 2023.

Of the 11 ships, two of them are the Pertamina Pride and Pertamina Prime Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) ship which was built independently and its inauguration was witnessed by the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir in early 2021.

The two VLC ships are also on the list of the world's largest ships, which since operating in 2021 have sailed in several countries in the world, added Aryomekka.

In addition to the two VLC Pertamina Pride and Pertamina Prime vessels, in early 2023 PIS also added to its row of giant ships with the acquisition of the Pertamina Gas Amaryllis Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) ship, which is the world's largest environmentally friendly gas vessel.

"The Pertamina Gas Amaryllis ship is Indonesia's first fuel dual tanker, and is a form of PIS's commitment to supporting the government's energy transition program," said Aryomekka.

The addition of this tanker fleet, said Aryomekka, in addition to being PIS' contribution to Pertamina Group's growth is also in line with the mandate of SOE Minister Erick Thohir to Go Global.

Where the new PIS fleets are also encouraged to meet international standards to be able to sail abroad. Considering that currently PIS ships are recorded to have sailed on 26 international routes.

"Indonesia that goes global is the vision and initiative of SOEs. We believe SOEs have the potential to grow in the international business landscape and contribute significantly to Indonesia's economic growth," said Erick.

Thus, PIS-owned ships currently number as many as 97 ships, and until 2025, PIS targets to have 130 tankers.

The details of the addition of the PIS ship fleet since 2019 are as follows:

- Vessel VLC: Pertamina Pride and Pertamina Prime (2021)- VLGC ship: Pertamina Gas Amaryllis (2023)- Tanker Medium Ship/MT: MT Pangalengan (2019), MT Panjang (2019), MT Pangrango (2019), PIS Precious (2019), PIS Sumatra (2023)- Small Gas Carrier: Gas Antasena (2023), PIS Prolific (2023)- Small Chemical Tanker : PIS Mahakam (2023)

The ships operated by PIS vary from oil, gas, to petrochemical carriers.

The addition of ships in the future is planned to include several ships with dual fuel technology combining fuel oil and gas, to LNG ships.