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Batam looks to boost SME support for shipyard sector

Indonesian authorities look like they are at least attempting to put some organisation into building up the shipbuilding industry in Batam. A plan by the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) will establish a shipyard industrial cluster to develop small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) capabilities in supplying the needs of the industry in Batam.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

September 16, 2013

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According to local media, the plan was forged with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the BPPT and the Batam Free Trade Zone Management Agency (BPK FTZ) on Friday.

SMEs in Batam have not been able to fully support the fast-growing shipbuilding industry because most SMEs are not directly linked to the industry and agency aims to synchronize these smaller companies and help them supply to the existing shipyards.

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About the Author

Vincent Wee

Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

Vincent Wee is Seatrade's Hong Kong correspondent covering Hong Kong and South China while also making use of his Malay language skills to cover the Malaysia and Indonesia markets. He has gained a keen insight and extensive knowledge of the offshore oil and gas markets gleaned while covering major rig builders and offshore supply vessel providers.

Vincent has been a journalist for over 15 years, spending the bulk of his career with Singapore's biggest business daily the Business Times, and covering shipping and logistics since 2007. Prior to that he spent several years working for Brunei's main English language daily as well as various other trade publications.

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