Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo III is set to take on four additional ports in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), following the government’s plan to transfer the management of the ports to a business entity, local reports said.

A new boss has been appointed to Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PAL Indonesia, after its previous chief was implicated in a graft scandal, local media reported.

Indonesian shipbuilders once again renewed calls for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to buy local ships, local media reported.

Privately owned Indonesian port operator Nusantara Pelabuhan Handal (NPH), which raised IDR308.6bn ($23.1m) from its initial public offering, started trading on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) on Thursday.

The Asean Ro-Ro Network initiative, will be kicked off with the opening of the Davao-General Santos-Bitung route for ro-ro vessels on 30 April, local media reported.

MMC Group's Johor Port will boost cooperation with Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo IV after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) earlier this month.

A combination of bad weather and road blockages along with a recent rises in coal demand from China has led to bad congestion at Kalimantan ports and disruption of coal supplies, Reuters reported.

Seeking to raise its status as an international hub Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo II has vowed to cut the costs of shipping containers out of the archipelago's main port of Tanjung Priok, local media said.

Showing the typical confusing nature of port development in the archipelago, Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo I has directly contradicted statements from the government and said there will be no changes to the plan for its Kuala...

Progress to build Indonesia's Patimban Port seems to be coming along with more details on the actual development process emerging.