The Policy of National Vessel Usage for Coals Delivery in Indonesia: The Debates Among Stakeholders

THE POLICY OF NATIONAL VESSEL USAGE FOR COALS DELIVERY IN INDONESIA:
The Debates Among Stakeholders

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Oleh :
Rima Gravianty Baskoro, S.H., ACIArb.
Student of Master of Public Policy & Management – Monash University
Managing Partner of Rima Baskoro & Partners Law Office,
Vice General Secretary of PERADI Young Lawyers Committee,
Member of International Affairs Division of PERADI
And Co-Founder of Toma Maritime Center.

I. BACKGROUND

The debates on the policy of the obligation for coal companies to use national vessel as the sea delivery transportation for coals has been raised since 2019. This policy is recognise in the form of Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia (MOT) Regulation number 82 of 2017 and has been amended with the MOT Regulation number 80 of 2018 that should be applied effectively on May 1st 2020. This Trade Minister Regulation is the derivative of the Economic Policy Package Volume XV to increase the competitiveness of the logistics industry in Indonesia. This is an interesting case for stakeholder analysis not only because involving 5 (five) stakeholders from private and public sector, but also because each stakeholders has their own perspective with strong reason that all of them are important for Indonesia and so with the background of this policy.

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