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Rencana regulator di berbagai negara pelabuhan (port state) untuk menerapkan aturan pengendalian emisi gas buang dari kapal mendapat respon cukup keras dari komunitas pelayaran internasional. Ketua International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Masamichi Morooka, di hadapan pertemuan Asosiasi Maritim Connecticut, mengatakan dalam iklim ekonomi yang sulit seperti saat ini, yang merupakan memori terburuk bagi pengusaha pelayaran, hanya ada satu isu saja dalam pikiran pelaku bisnis: bagaimana bertahan hidup. Perlindungan terhadap lingkungan, katanya, adalah hal yang amat penting namun aturan yang akan diterapkan haruslah seimbang dengan dampak yang akan ditimbulkannya dalam bisnis pelayaran. "Saat ini pembiayaan untuk pelayaran sudah makin payah. Bukan hanya untuk membeli atau membangun kapal baru tapi juga untuk pengoperasian armada yang ada," kata mantan chief executive officer perusahaan pelayaran Jepang, NYK  itu. Jika pelayaran sudah tenggelam dalam utang, bagaimana mungkin pengu...

One might be considered that the development of Kalibaru terminals at the Port of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, should face no more controversy after the appointment of Indonesia Port Corp (Pelindo) II as its developer by a presidential decision. That's wrong, indeed. And, don’t forget, the chief executive order was controversial when it was issued last year. The newest one is that of Mitsui's assignment as Kalibaru terminal 1 operator of which, unfortunately, it's me who arise such a privilege endorsement. Many parties predict that Kalibaru will spark controversy in the time to come. The base line of my critism is that the Japanese company did not quote any investment value for what it got . While Pelindo II had imprudently granted it without having one of the biggest sogo shosha [1] in Japan proposed its value. Recent news reports said that the state-owne port operator and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. is calculating the investment the latter must put in the developm...