Rabu, Oktober 2, 2024

DPR Officially Greenlights Forthcoming Plenary Deliberations of Draft Third Amendment to Shipping Bill

The Chairman of Commission V at Indonesia’s House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat – “DPR”), Ridwan Bae (“Chairman”), has affirmed that the Draft Bill on the Third Amendment (“Draft Amendment”) to Law No. 17 of 2008 on Shipping (“Regulation 17/2008”) officially advanced to the Bill stage during the recent final DPR plenary meeting for the 2019 - 2024 period.
In terms of this overall process, the Chairman stated that deliberations of the Draft Amendment commenced on 20 September 2024. Moreover, alongside the government, the DPR has officially approved the Draft Amendment for further deliberations during the forthcoming Level II discussions that will be held during the plenary session.
In his statement, the Chairman also affirmed that the Draft Amendment addresses a wide variety of aspects that specifically relate to the shipping sector, including: 1) Strengthening of the current cabotage foundations in order to ensure the overall independence and competitiveness of Indonesian shipping; 2) Improved efficiency of logistics transportation costs in order to reduce price disparities, including efforts to empower citizens within the shipping sector; 3) Institutionalization of shipping controls; 4) Establishment of participatory stakeholder shipping through determinations of port service rates; and 5) Strengthening of the state’s commitment to protecting the maritime environment, as utilized by the shipping sector, from the effects of pollution and environmental damage.
In response to the approval of the Draft Amendment, the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumardi (“Minister”), has affirmed that the Draft Amendment is a DPR initiative that was originally submitted to President Joko Widodo in a letter dated 4 July 2024. In this regard, the government has already submitted a Problem Inventory List (Daftar Inventarisasi Masalah/DIM), the drafting of which involved input from various business representatives, technical associations, academics, practitioners and shipping observers.
For more on this story, see Hukumonline: “5 Poin Utama UU Pelayaran Terbaru”.

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The Chairman of Commission V at Indonesia’s House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat – “DPR”), Ridwan Bae (“Chairman”), has affirmed that the Draft Bill on the Third Amendment (“Draft Amendment”) to Law No. 17 of 2008 on Shipping (“Regulation 17/2008”) officially advanced to the Bill stage during the recent final DPR plenary meeting for the 2019 - 2024 period.
In terms of this overall process, the Chairman stated that deliberations of the Draft Amendment commenced on 20 September 2024. Moreover, alongside the government, the DPR has officially approved the Draft Amendment for further deliberations during the forthcoming Level II discussions that will be held during the plenary session.
In his statement, the Chairman also affirmed that the Draft Amendment addresses a wide variety of aspects that specifically relate to the shipping sector, including: 1) Strengthening of the current cabotage foundations in order to ensure the overall independence and competitiveness of Indonesian shipping; 2) Improved efficiency of logistics transportation costs in order to reduce price disparities, including efforts to empower citizens within the shipping sector; 3) Institutionalization of shipping controls; 4) Establishment of participatory stakeholder shipping through determinations of port service rates; and 5) Strengthening of the state’s commitment to protecting the maritime environment, as utilized by the shipping sector, from the effects of pollution and environmental damage.
In response to the approval of the Draft Amendment, the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumardi (“Minister”), has affirmed that the Draft Amendment is a DPR initiative that was originally submitted to President Joko Widodo in a letter dated 4 July 2024. In this regard, the government has already submitted a Problem Inventory List (Daftar Inventarisasi Masalah/DIM), the drafting of which involved input from various business representatives, technical associations, academics, practitioners and shipping observers.
For more on this story, see Hukumonline: “5 Poin Utama UU Pelayaran Terbaru”.

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