Maintain The Availability Of Building Material Products Nationally, GIS And Pelindo Strengthen Logistics Operational Synergy

Director of Supply Chain SIG, Yosviandri (left) together with representatives of award-winning companies at the Customer Awards 2024 event organized by Pelindo at the Anvaya Hotel, Bali, on Thursday 3 October. (Photo: Doc. SIG)

JAKARTA - PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (SIG) and PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) (Pelindo) continue to strengthen synergies in logistics operations at national vital ports, to ensure the fulfillment of community needs for quality building materials throughout the country.

Director of Supply Chain SIG, Yosviandri said the synergy between SIG and Pelindo is a strategic inter-BUMN collaboration to ensure the smooth supply and availability of building materials in the national market. This synergy is in line with the GIS initiative to achieve operational excellence improvement through effective and efficient supply chain operations.

"This SOE synergy is expected to create added value for both companies and maximize its contribution to the country. Moreover, the government is currently intensively implementing infrastructure and housing development for the community," said Yosviandri after receiving the Cargo Owner-General Cargo Category award at the Customer Awards 2024 held by Pelindo at the Anvaya Hotel, Bali, on Thursday, October 3.

Yosviandri added that the relationship between SIG and Pelindo had been established for a long time, including through a cooperation master agreement in operational synergy and business development signed by the two parties in September 2022, or a year after the Pelindo merger.

As a realization of the agreement, GIS and Pelindo have collaborated in several fields, including land leases, loading and unloading services, both inbound (inclusion of goods into ports) and outbounds (movement of goods outside the port), to cooperation in operating the Terminal for Personal Interest (TUKS) owned by GIS in Gresik.

"Hopefully the synergy between GIS and Pelindo will be better and more solid so that it opens up opportunities for cooperation in other fields that are mutually beneficial and provide optimal benefits for both companies," said Yosviandri.

The 2024 Customer Awards organized by Pelindo are a form of appreciation to selected service users or partners throughout the three years of the merger. Pelindo awarded 11 awards to Pelindo's partners who have contributed a lot to the company's business progress.

Pelindo's President Director, Arif Suhartono, said that this award was given to loyal customers who had contributed positively to contributing to Pelindo's growth. I hope that Pelindo's relationship with customers will be closer, more solid, and can grow together," said Arif Suhartono.