Photo: Tanjung Priok Port (Pelindo II) Based on data recently released by the World Bank, Indonesia's Logistics Performance Index (LPI) climbed 17 places from the previous position at 63 with a score of 2.98 to 46th position with a score of 3.15. The World Bank released...
Photo: Ministry of Transportation doc The government will deal with trucks or freight vehicles towing overcapacity. This will be done to reduce and prevent the occurrence of road damage, traffic accidents, and bridge damage due to over-dimension and overloading (ODOL). Declaration and commitment of "Zero Overdimensi dan...
Photo: JORR Km 0 (wikimedia) The government through the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is preparing to integrate toll tariffs in several places in Indonesia. Originally, this policy was planned to be implemented in Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) on June 20, 2018,...
Photo source: Pelindo III On June 26, 2018, the World Bank approved a new loan program worth US$300 million for Indonesia, labeled Second Indonesia Logistics Reform Development Policy Loan (DPL). This loan aims to support the Indonesian government in implementing logistics reform to reduce costs and improve...
Photo: Stanly Nguma - Pexels The 'mudik' homecoming travel during 2018 Eid-al Fitri celebration in Indonesia is generally considered better than in previous years by various observers. This annual ritual - in which millions of Indonesians are simultaneously return to their hometown or village and then...
Photo: President Joko Widodo inspecting Gelora Bung Karno (bagus/kemenpora.go.id) The Asian Games, one of the largest multi-sport event in the world, will be held in Indonesia on August 18 - September 2, 2018. Jakarta and Palembang are the two main cities where 40 sports will be...
Photo: President Joko Widodo while receiving about 80 logistic drivers at the Istana Negara, Jakarta On Tuesday morning, May 8, 2018, President Joko Widodo received approximately 80 representatives of trucking logistics drivers at the Istana Negara, Jakarta. During the meeting, there were several complaints submitted to...
Photo: Solo-Ngawi Toll Road (jasamarga.com) After the opening of the 36.27-Kilometers (km)-long Surabaya-Mojokerto (Sumo) Toll Road late last year, followed by Jombang-Mojokerto (Jomo) and Mojokerto-Kertosono (Moker) Toll Roads, the combined length of East Java Toll Road network were added to 199 km. These additional toll roads are part of...