The Potential Of The Indonesian Maritime Economy Reaches IDR 18,000 Trillion Per Year

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JAKARTA - President of the Indonesian Maritime Pilots Association (INAMPA) Pasoroan Herman Harianja said the economic potential for maritime in Indonesia from 11 sectors has an economic value of more than Rp. 18,000 trillion per year.

"The potential of this maritime sector is very large, therefore the government targets Indonesia to become the world's maritime axis in the future," Herman said on the sidelines of his visit to Makassar, South Sulawesi, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, March 1.

He said, apart from the potential for maritime economics, there is still a considerable potential for logistics business, which is around Rp. 2,500 trillion per year.

"Therefore, of course, it requires a reliable marine transportation system for these business activities," he also said.

According to him, the 21st century belongs to Asia Pacific, and business centers will continue to grow, especially in the maritime business sector.

Efforts to achieve this, said Herman, need to be supported by strengthening infrastructure, superstructure, systems and information technology are very vital things.

This is intended to improve maritime services, for the sake of effectiveness and efficiency, so that they have competitive global competitiveness, both in the port sector and other maritime ecosystems.

In addition, it is also necessary to strengthen and develop maritime human resources, both in terms of quality and quantity, and need to get top priority to realize Indonesia as the world's maritime axis.