In Labuan Bajo, Jokowi Inaugurates Pelindo Holding: Seven Years Ago I Ordered Rini Soemarno, Only Now Can It Be Realized

President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. (Photo: Doc. Setkab)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the merger or merger of Pelindo I-IV into the holding of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara today. Jokowi admitted that he had waited a long time for the formation of the Pelindo holding.

"By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim, this afternoon I inaugurate the merger of Pelindo I, Pelindo II, Pelindo III and Pelindo IV into PT Pelindo and we inaugurate the Wae Kelambu Multipurpose Terminal in Labuan Bajo," said Jokowi at the Inauguration of the Merger of Pelindo and the Wae Kelambu Multifunction Terminal , quoted from the YouTube Setpres, Thursday, October 14.

According to Jokowi, he has been waiting for the formation of this holding for a long time. He told me that 7 years ago, he ordered the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises at that time, Rini Soemarno, to merge the four state-owned companies. However, the realization has only been achieved this year.

"I'm waiting 7 years for it to not be realized. It's already started, okay if it's not held (directly), the transition is there, virtual holding. The holding is virtual but the holding hasn't been found yet," he explained.

Furthermore, Jokowi said that now there is only one Pelindo, namely PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero). He hopes that with this merger, logistics costs in Indonesia can compete with other countries. This is because currently, logistics costs in Indonesia are still high or at the level of 23 percent when compared to other countries, which are only around 12 percent.

"This means that our competitiveness, our competitiveness will be better," he said.

For your information, the inauguration of the Pelindo merger was strengthened by the issuance of Government Regulation (PP) Number 101 of 2021 concerning the Merger of PT Pelindo I, III, and IV (Persero) into PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) which was signed by Jokowi in early October.

In the follow-up, the Ministry of SOEs as a shareholder facilitated the signing of the merger deed by the President Director of Pelindo I Prasetyo, President Director of Pelindo II, Arif Suhartono, President Director of Pelindo III, Boy Robyanto, and Director of Pelindo IV, Prasetyadi.

After signing the deed, the shareholders also held an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGMS) to determine the Board of Commissioners and Directors of the company. Through the EGMS, Erick Thohir appointed the Board of Directors and Commissioners to the names and duties of the four Pelindo subholdings.