Joining The ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Meeting, RI Supports The Decarbonization Program

The Ministry of Transportation participated in the 44th ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) meeting held in Da Nang, Vietnam (doc. Ministry of Transportation)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia participated in the 44th ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) meeting held in Da Nang, Vietnam. During the meeting, Indonesia expressed support for the decarbonization program.

For your information, the meeting was held for three days from 9 to 11 May 2023. At the meeting, the results of the 54th ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting were also conveyed.

The Indonesian delegation led by the Expert Staff of the Minister of Transportation for the Area and Environment of Transportation, Capt. Antoni Arif Priadi stated that Indonesia has the same view as the IMO for decarbonization.

Antoni hopes that the decarbonization strategy will provide IMO members with the benefits again in other forms to support or fill the gap between developing and advanced member states.

This statement follows a request from the Secretary General of IMO Kitack Lim. He asked Indonesia to increase its active role in the Shipping Decarbination Program which will be set in the IMO-MEPC filing in July 2023.

"Indonesia views IMO as playing an important role in coordinating maritime cooperation between member countries," he said in an official statement, written Thursday, May 11.

"For that, we express our highest appreciation to the Secretary General of the IMO for its hard work and dedication to improving the global maritime sector and its contribution to increasing cooperation under the framework of the IMO, especially in the environmental and climate sectors. maritime," he continued.

Furthermore, Antoni said, this strategy must consider the diversity of member countries such as archipelagic countries, the busiest straits. As well as other things reflected in the large sea traffic flow in the region.

At the 44th ASEAN MTWG meeting, ASEAN countries were asked to convey the latest information on the national coordination mechanism between infrastructure at ports and roads for better access to ports.

"Regarding this, Indonesia submitted a List of National Strategic Projects in 2022 in the field of sea transportation, including the transportation of Patimban Port, New Makassar Port and Benoa to support the Bali Maritime Tourism Hub," explained Antoni.

Then the discussion related to the Bitung-Davao/Gensan crossing route where Indonesia and the Philippines convey their commitment to continue to support the sustainability of this route.

"Regarding the preparation for the operation of RoRo Dumai-Melaka, currently increased work at Dumai Port is underway to ensure port facilities will meet international standards," he said.

In addition, the Indonesian delegation also delivered a presentation on Inaportnet and submitted proposals and progress on cooperation in the transportation sector, including cooperation in increasing capacity building that had been carried out by IMO, Japan, China and South Korea who were also present at the meeting.

Through the ASEAN MTWG, ASEAN Member countries will collaborate with dialogue partners such as China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, as well as international partners such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on shared interests to improve connectivity, efficiency, safety, and sustainability in the marine transportation sector," he said.