Indonesia Economy Forum

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Selasa , 09 January 2018, 01:32 WIB
Inka to build factory to produce high speed trains

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The state-owned rolling stock manufacturing company PT Industri Kereta Api (Inka) said it hopes to build a new factory in Banyuwangi to produce high speed trains this year.

The present market development forced the company to set eye on high technology, acting chief executive of PT Inka M. Nur Sodiq said here on Monday pointing to government plans to build medium speed train to link Jakarta and Surabaya,

Sodiq said unless the company has the technology and the factory it would not have chance of taking part in the big project, adding, "We would not be invited to the project tender."

He said Inka has been quite competitive in passenger train construction with 72 percent produced by Indonesians.

He said the Banyuwangi factory would have capacity four times larger than that of the Madiun factory.

"Our target is three units of carriage per day or twice more than 1.5 units per day on the average in Madium.

Sodiq said the project is in the phase of feasibility study, adding land clearing has been wrapped up.

Construction will be in two phases with the first phase to cost around Rp600 billion and the second phase Rp400 billion, bring the total cost toRp1 trillion.

The factory is expected to come on stream in mid 2019, Sodiq said.

Executive Vice President of Inka Bambang Kushendarto said in improving specifications , the company recruits foreign experts such as from Japan and Germany.

Inka has to increase its production capacity to meet growing demand including from abroad such as from Bangladesh, Bambang said.

Demand is also growing in the country such as from light train transit (LRT) project in Palembang and Greater Jakarta and long distance train of PT KAI, he said.

Sumber : Antara

http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en...to-build-factory-to-produce-high-speed-trains
http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en...to-build-factory-to-produce-high-speed-trains
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Indonesia's Inka begins eyeing African market
Reporter: Suharto - 9th January 2018

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s state-owned train manufacturer PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) begins eyeing the African market as part of its business expansion after successfully marketing its train cars in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

"We first focused on the Southeast Asian market, and then on the South Asian markets. Now we begin eyeing the African market including Zambia," PT Inka acting president director M Nur Sodiq said here on Monday.

Sodiq said PT Inka is looking into the possibility of cooperation with Zambia in the procuement of 30 locomotives worth an estimated US$90 million.

"Inka has vision to become a`world class rolling stock company. Africa is a new market after we have entered the Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Pakistani markets," he said.

PT Inka executive vice president Bambang Kushendarto said the company is still negotiating with Zambia on the project.

"We are still in the process of negotiation. This is our first project with an African country to procure 30 electric diesel locomotives," he said.

The project serves as tripartite cooperation among Indonesia, Zambia and Sweden. Under the cooperation, Sweden has agreed to extend soft loans to Zambia to build infrastructures and facilities, while PT Inka acted as a rolling stock company.

The cooperation will last for two years, while it will take four years to construct the infrastructures.

"The first locomotive will be ready in 22 months. So we will only provide locomotives, while Sweden will build infrastructures," he said.

https://en.antaranews.com/news/114171/indonesias-inka-begins-eyeing-african-market

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I remember reading this article here that says Indonesia will be a trillion dollar economy by 2020. Indonesia achieved that 2 years earlier!

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/03/asean-should-have-four-countries-with.html

 

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I remember reading this article here that says Indonesia will be a trillion dollar economy by 2020. Indonesia achieved that 2 years earlier!

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/03/asean-should-have-four-countries-with.html

in fact, Indonesia achieved her $1 trillion economy status 3 years earlier. Pretty inline with IMF forecast.

 

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MRT JAKARTA

MRT JAKARTA

Sisingamangaraja Station

by metrotvnews

 

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Interchange of Trans Sumatra - Lampung Section
credit: watermarked

Trans Sumatra - Riau (Pekanbaru - Dumai) Section

Trans Sumatra - South Sumatra (Palembang - Kayuagung) Section

 

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Visit Sedanau Regent, Natuna Islands, Riau Islands Province. This small city is widely known for their floating residential area, in which almost 95 per cent building and municipal facilities like roads, port, built above reclamation area or directly above water.

 

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Well, no safety guard, no sop, pure gut and skill.

 

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A total of seven million people are now working across the country to build roads, bridges, dams, ports, airports, and others. In Kalimantan there are 24 projects, in Sulawesi 27 projects, in Maluku and Papua 13 projects, in Sumatra 61 projects, and in other places.

These workers are behind the accelerated development projects in Indonesia today. They work as if tirelessly. For the sake of Indonesia's progress.

 

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A total of seven million people are now working across the country to build roads, bridges, dams, ports, airports, and others. In Kalimantan there are 24 projects, in Sulawesi 27 projects, in Maluku and Papua 13 projects, in Sumatra 61 projects, and in other places.

These workers are behind the accelerated development projects in Indonesia today. They work as if tirelessly. For the sake of Indonesia's progress.

We are on the right track, this situation was similar to China back in 90s. Focus on infrastructure!

 

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UD Trucks enters light truck market

• News Desk
  The Jakarta Post
  

Jakarta | Thu, January 11, 2018 | 08:34 pm

UD Trucks Indonesia will introduce the Kuzer light truck later this year. (tribunnews.com/Irwan Rismawan)

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The Indonesian subsidiary of Japanese truck manufacturer UD Trucks is set to introduce a light truck later this year to strengthen its foothold in the country’s truck market.

UD Trucks Indonesia marketing and business planning director Christine Arifin said in Jakarta on Thursday that she was optimistic that the light truck, Kuzer, would be able to compete with rival trucks, such as Mitsubishi's Colt Diesel, which currently dominates the light truck market.

“We are not accepting orders for the Kuzer at the moment, as we are still in the preparation stage,” said Christine.

The 150-horsepower Kuzer, which was exhibited at the GIIAS auto show last August, will be fully produced in Indonesia along with the Quester heavy-duty truck. The trucks will be built at Volvo Indonesia’s Sunter facility in collaboration with holding company Astra International.

Volvo Group Indonesia, which oversees the local sales of Volvo Trucks and UD Trucks, invested around US$3 million for the production of the light truck. The group has thus far focused on the sales of heavy-duty trucks.

According to data from the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo), UD Trucks sold 2,519 units in the January-September 2017 period, a 58 percent year-on-year increase from the same period in 2016, while Volvo Trucks sold 300 units in the same period, almost double the amount it sold last year. (jlm/bbn)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/01/11/ud-trucks-enters-light-truck-market.html

 

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Realisasi Investasi Industri Capai US$ 21,6 Miliar di 2017
Eduardo Simorangkir - detikFinance

Foto: Pool
Jakarta - Pemerintah mencatat, sepanjang tahun lalu atau hingga 14 Desember 2017, komitmen investasi baru yang masuk ke Indonesia mencapai US$ 42,6 miliar dengan jumlah proyek 1.054. Capaian ini mengalami kenaikan sebesar 23,7% dibanding tahun 2016.

"Pemerintah terus berupaya menciptakan iklim usaha yang kondusif serta memberikan kemudahan berbisnis di dalam negeri agar para investor meningkatkan penanaman modalnya di Indonesia dalam membangun perekonomian nasional yang lebih inklusif dan berkualitas," kata Menteri Perindustrian Airlangga Hartarto dalam keterangan resminya, seperti dikutip di Jakarta, Jumat (12/1/2018).

Sektor perindustrian berhasil memberikan kontribusi tertinggi terhadap realisasi investasi di sektor ini mencapai US$ 21,6 miliar dengan jumlah 256 proyek. Sementara itu, sektor pariwisata menyumbang sebesar US$ 17 miliar dengan 159 proyek, pekerjaan umum dan perumahan rakyat (PUPR) US$ 1,2 miliar dengan 98 proyek.

Selanjutnya, sektor energi dan sumber daya mineral (ESDM) US$ 1,18 miliar dengan 32 proyek, perdagangan US$ 0,92 miliar dengan 427 proyek, dan pertanian US$ 0,27 miliar dengan 22 proyek, serta sektor lainnya sebesar US$ 0,43 miliar dengan 60 proyek.

Lanjut Airlangga, pihaknya bersama pemangku kepentingan terkait terus bersinergi untuk meningkatkan daya saing dan daya tarik investasi di sektor industri. Di antaranya lewat penciptaan iklim usaha yang kondusif dan kepastian hukum, penggunaan teknologi terkini untuk mendorong peningkatan mutu, efisiensi dan produktivitas, serta pemberian fasilitas berupa insentif fiskal.

Selanjutnya, didukung dengan ketersediaan bahan baku, harga energi yang kompetitif, sumber daya manusia (SDM) kompeten, serta kemudahan akses pasar dan pembiayaan.

"Pertumbuhan konsumsi juga perlu dijaga dan kembali ditingkatkan agar permintaan terhadap produk-produk industri semakin meningkat," sambungnya.

Peningkatan komitmen investasi baru ini didasari Perpres Nomor 91 Tahun 2017 tentang Peraturan Percepatan Pelaksanaan Berusaha. Di samping itu juga berkat kolaborasi dua Satuan Tugas (Satgas), yaitu Satgas Paket Kebijakan Ekonomi (PKE) dan Satgas Percepatan Pelaksanaan Berusaha (PPB).

Agar pelaksanaan investasi dan kemudahan berusaha di Indonesia bisa terealisasi dengan efektif, kedua satgas tersebut mengubah seluruh proses investasi dan usaha di Indonesia menjadi online dan terintegrasi.

Airlangga menargetkan, pada tahun 2018, nilai investasi yang bisa ditarik dari 13 kawasan industri akan mencapai Rp 250,7 triliun.

"Pemerintah telah memberikan kemudahan berinvestasi di dalam kawasan industri, antara lain melalui pemberian insentif fiskal dan nonfiskal serta pembentukan satgas untuk penyediaan gas, listrik, air, SDM, lahan, tata ruang, dan lain-lain," jelasnya.

Sementara itu, proyeksi investasi di industri secara keseluruhan sektor manufaktur pada tahun ini sebanyak Rp 352 triliun.

"Dengan adanya investasi di sektor industri, tercipta lapangan kerja baru dan multiplier effect seperti peningkatan nilai tambah dan penerimaan devisa dari ekspor. Oleh karenanya, industri menjadi penunjang utama dari target pertumbuhan ekonomi," tutup dia. (eds/zul)

https://m.detik.com/finance/industr...nvestasi-industri-capai-us-216-miliar-di-2017

 

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Trainmaker INKA choo choos into African market. Win $90 million deal in Zambia.

State-owned train maker PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) has won a deal worth Rp 1.3 trillion (US$90 million) to supply locomotives to Zambia, marking its first foray into the largely untapped African market. INKA is looking at the possibility of exporting to other African countries, including Nigeria, Sudan, Mozambique and Egypt. It already sells to Bangladesh, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Australia, among others.

“The Nigerian transportation ministry has already visited to check out our trains,” vice president Bambang Kushendarto said Monday as reported by Antara.

The Zambian deal for 30 electro-diesel locomotives will be funded by Swedish soft loans, and delivery of the locomotives will be in 22 months, while the train signals and other facilities within four years.

INKA’s past exports have included supplying 50 broad gauge locomotives and 200 meter-gauge locomotives to Bangladesh, ballast hopper locomotive cars for Thailand and chassis locomotives to Australia.

INKA, which runs a factory in Madiun, East Java, will also sign an agreement to produce hydraulic diesel locomotives for the Philippines this month.

The company also supplies rolling stocks for the Indonesian market, including the cars for the light rapid transit (LRT) system under construction in Jakarta and several other cities.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on Indonesian producers to explore new markets to reduce their dependence on traditional markets such as Asia and Europe.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/01/09/trainmaker-inka-choo-choos-into-african-market.html


Philippines to buy train produced by Indonesia for US$45 million

Indonesian train company, PT Industri Kereta Api (Inka), will sign a contract for the procurement of a train worth US$45 million, or equivalent to Rp642.8 billion, with the Philippines in January 2018. "This month, we will sign a contract with the Philippines to manufacture two diesel multiple units or diesel hydraulic trains," PT Inka`s Acting Executive Director M Nur Sodiq said here on Monday.

He added that the cooperation was the first time with the Philippines.

"Our dream is to dominate the ASEAN market, because there is no company that makes such train other than in Indonesia, which is Inka. We will expand the market to South Asia and Africa," he stated.

According to him, in addition to the Philippines, Inka also establishes cooperation with Bangladesh for the construction of 50 broad gauge (BG) trains and 200 meter gauge (MG) trains, worth US$99.8 million or Rp1.4 trillion.

"The project with the Philippines should be completed by 2019, and the first shipment is expected by the end of 2018," he remarked.

As for domestic projects, Sodiq added that Inka would work on 438 trains ordered by Indonesian train company, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), for executive and economic trains, worth Rp2.2 trillion (about $163.9 million).

On the same occasion, Inka`s Vice Executive President Bambang Kushendarto revealed that the cooperation with PT KAI was on providing railway facilities within two years.

"It is the first time that Philippines has ordered a train from Inka; but for the ASEAN market, we have already worked with Malaysia, both for freight and passengers trains; Thailand, for ballast hopper wagon train; and Australia, for chassis," he noted.

https://en.antaranews.com/news/1141...-train-produced-by-indonesia-for-us45-million

 

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• BUSINESS

PT Pos welcomes plan to establish logistics holding

• News Desk
  The Jakarta Post
  

Jakarta | Thu, January 11, 2018 | 09:12 pm

Loading and unloading activities at Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta on Nov. 16, 2017. (Antara/Muhammad Adimaja)

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State-owned postal service firm PT Pos Indonesia president director Gilarsi Wahju Setijono has expressed support for the State-owned Enterprises Ministry's plan to establish a state-owned logistics holding firm.

Previously State-owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno said the logistics holding SOE would be supported by a number of SOEs like the National Logistics Agency (Bulok) and PT Pos Indonesia as well as subsidies of airport operators.

Gilarsi said such a firm would be competitive as it would benefit from the shared use of logistics infrastructure owned by each firm.

He said, as an example, that the holding could make us of the the planned cargo village infrastructure development set to be constructed by state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

“The firm would benefit from the shared use of such a facility. That is why we have to collaborate,” Gilarsi said in Jakarta on Wednesday, referring to the facility to be developed on a 90-hectare plot of land and scheduled to begin operation in 2019.

Exchange of know-how, competence and resources owned by the companies that would join the holding firm would be another advantage.

However, he said the holding firm should consider the different business characteristics of each firm.

He gave the example of PT Pos, which is focused mainly on last mile deliveries, which uses small vehicles. "It is different from the firms that deliver bulky items by using big trucks," he added. (srs/bbn)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...omes-plan-to-establish-logistics-holding.html

 

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Commuter Line Double-Double Track Jakarta - Progress

Part of Trans Sumatra Double Track

 

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