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Aviation

Indonesia’s Aviation Industry: Flying High

Indonesia’s aviation industry has recorded robust growth marked by increased passenger numbers, expanding fleets, and increased flights. The aviation sector offers huge investment opportunities given the country’s unique geographical conditions coupled with a rising middle-class and a strengthening tourism industry.

Courier & Delivery

Indonesia's Courier and Delivery Service Sector: E-commerce a Major Growth Driver

Indonesia’s courier and delivery service sector has been consistently registering double-digit growth for the last several years, in line with the rapid development of the country’s e-commerce industry.
Logistics

Indonesia’s Logistics Sector; Making Connections

Indonesia’s logistics sector is currently recording strong double digit growth due to the continuous development of the Indonesian economy driven by resilient domestic demand. However, its performance in international rankings remains weak.
Railways

Indonesia’s Railways; Just the Ticket to Improve Logistics

Gridlock in the capital and increasingly in secondary cities has spurred improvements in passenger railway services to connect commuters to the suburbs. However, utilising railways to unclog bottlenecks and reduce logistics costs for cargo transportation remains neglected.

Indonesia’s Public Transport Projects on the Move

As Indonesia’s economy has grown so too have the challenges in providing a well-organised public transport system. Rising incomes and the flow of people into densely populated cities have already led to total gridlock in the capital, costing the country a fortune in lost productivity, wasted fuel and missed business opportunities.
Shipping

Indonesia’s Maritime Infrastructure: Key Challenges Remain

The lack of development in Indonesia’s maritime infrastructure has been a crucial factor in the country’s high logistic costs and its inability to fully participate in the global production network.

Indonesia's Maritime Ambitions Require Massive Upgrade of Seaports

Good maritime connectivity is key to Indonesia's further economic development, for unless the country's high logistics costs can be brought down, local companies will have a hard time taking on overseas competition in the ASEAN Economic Community.

Indonesia’s Shipping & Shipyard Industry

Located along some of the world’s busiest sea lanes, Indonesia offers tremendous potential for sea transportation. While the 2013 slowdown in investment and consumption also affected maritime cargo, the sector is bound to bounce back once the overall economy brightens up again.

Cabotage Timetable for Offshore Vessels in Indonesia

Amid a concerted drive towards increasing activity in oil and gas exploration, Indonesia in 2014 announced revisions to cabotage principles for offshore vessels. This update looks at changes to deadlines for exemption from cabotage laws for several offshore vessel types, in light of the country’s growth strategy for the shipyard industry.