After nearly two months of uncertainty it is now clear the IMO’s Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention will not be coming into force in 2016.

The year ahead is looking positive for Indonesian shipbuilders, who expect good orders from state-owned energy company Pertamina and the maritime ministry, local reports said.

Bali's Benoa Port, which is run by Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo III, is set to start export and import services from next month as part of the government's efforts to increase international trade in Bali, local reports said.

High profile Pelindo II head Richard Lino, who is fighting corruption charges in relation to a quay crane purchase, has fought back, claiming that the allegations are a power play for control of the company, local media reported.

Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo III is seeking investment funds of IDR 9trn ($644.6m) for business expansion in the next five years, local reports said.

Indonesia has today become the latest country to ratify the IMO’s Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, potentially triggering entry into force of the new regulation in 12 months’ time from today.

The latest changes in Indonesia's port policy could have wider reaching consequences for the big players with the Transportation Ministry raising the possibility of reviewing a controversial contract between Pelindo II and Hong Kong's Hutchison...

Indonesian state-owned port operators PT Pelindo I, III and IV have signed a concession agreement with the Transportation Ministry, effectively ending their role as both operators and regulators, local reports said.

More blocks of Indonesian president Joko Widodo's ambitious sea transportation plan are coming together with the launching of the archipelagic nation's first livestock carriers, local reports said.

Indonesia has allocated IDR27bn ($1.9m) for the so-called "Sea Toll Road" which forms part of President Joko Widodo's maritime ambitions in boosting the economy by improving connectivity between its islands, local reports said.