Add Fleet, Pelni Asks For PMN Capital Injection Of IDR 2.5 Trillion

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JAKARTA - PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Persero) or Pelni proposed a State Capital Participation (PMN) for the 2025 fiscal year of IDR 2.5 trillion. These funds are used to add new fleets.

President Director of Pelni, Tri Andayani said the need for PMN funds was to add two new passenger ships to replace ships that were more than 30 years old.

"We propose a PMN value of IDR 2.5 trillion for the purchase of two new new passenger ships, new building, which has passed its technical measurements for 30 years in 2024," Tri Andayani said in a meeting with Commission VI of the DPR, at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday, July 9.

Currently, continued Tri, as many as 12 Pelni ships or 46 percent of the fleet owned are over 30 years old.

Furthermore, Tri said the ship's over 30 years of age poses a bad risk to the safety of passengers and crew. In addition, it is not efficient in terms of operational and technical.

"Of course it will provide risks to safety aspects and the impact of inefficiencies which are also increasing in operational and technical aspects, increasing the lifespan of ships," said Tri.

Not only that, Tri said, another reason is that Indonesia is an archipelagic country, so the government must ensure the accessibility and connectivity of the people between islands.

"The transportation of passengers through sea transportation is very important and must continue to be carried out," he said.