29 November 2023 In an ambitious move to redefine global trade routes, Thailand is promoting its Landbridge project, a $28 billion infrastructure initiative aimed at creating an alternative trade route through Southeast Asia. It could reduce travel time for ships by up to four days and cut costs by up to 15% – but might […]

22 November 2023 BBN Airlines Indonesia, a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, the world’s largest ACMI provider (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance), has announced the addition of four new aircraft to its fleet with the delivery of one B737-400SF and three B737-800NG aircraft. This comes after the airline was granted a cargo Airline Operator Certificate (AOC) on

17 November 2023 This week trade talks have been taking place in San Francisco – primarily for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). On the sidelines of those conferences, a number of equally important meetings have been taking place. While attending these summits, Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has taken concrete

15 November 2023 ASEAN Port Association explores Maritime Single Window development. The 47th ASEAN Port Association (APA) meeting is being held in Kuta, Badung District, Bali from 14 to 17 November 2023. The conference will discuss efforts to reduce logistics costs incurred by port service users. One way of achieving this is building a ‘single

08 November 2023 Terminal Teluk Lamong is handling a new Intra-Asia service covering routes from Jakarta and Surabaya to China and South Korea. Meanwhile, Jakarta International Container Terminal becomes the first of Indonesia’s container terminals to comply with ISO 22301:2019, a certificate for the ‘Business Continuity Management System.’ TTL Handles HMM’s Intra Asia ICN Services

01 November 2023 Cargo container traffic at the Ambon Container Terminal has experienced an impressive growth of 102.78% as of the third quarter of 2023. The volume of cargo containers at the Port now stands at 75,793 TEUs (Twenty-ft Equivalent Units) as at the end of September 2023, putting it on target to exceed last

25 October 2023 Indonesia’s national economy has continued to grow above 5% for seven consecutive quarters and its positive trend is inseparable from the performance of national trade. Head of the Indonesia National Single Window Agency (LNSW), Agus Rofiudin, underlined the importance of trade between countries and FDI (foreign direct investment), as the two serve

18 October 2023 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) is in talks with the Indonesian government to develop the strategically vital Sabang Port, according to a report carried online by MINT. The group is said to be considering establishing a new container terminal and transit port facilities at Sabang, located near the Strait

11 October 2023 The Port of Jayapura, situated in Papua, has been undergoing slow but sure improvement since the operator, PT Pelindo (Pelindo Terminal Petikemas Sub-holding/SPTP) installed their digitalization based program. Papua has a reputation for the highest logistics costs in Indonesia and Jayapura Port gets criticised for its low performance, yet it is an

State-owned courier and logistics company PT Pos Indonesia is ready to provide first hub courier and logistics services by constructing their new building in IKN Nusantara and converting another building in Balikpapan into a warehouse. Nusantara is Indonesia’s future capital, located on the east coast of the island of Kalimantan. The area of IKN Nusantara