Pelni to procure new ships<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned shipping firm PT Pelayaran
\nNasional Indonesia (Pelni) will increase the number of its
\npassenger vessels from 13 to 24 within the next four years, says
\nMinister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto.<\/p>\n
\"Pelni will have two additional ships, KM Binaiya and KM Bukit
\nRaya, this year and its fleet will comprise 24 passenger ships by
\n1988,\" Haryanto said at a ceremony commemorating the company's
\n42th anniversary here yesterday.<\/p>\n
The two vessels will be supplied by Jos L. Meyer GmbH & Co. of
\nGermany under a contract for the purchase of three similar
\nvessels, to be called Binaiya, Bukit Raya and Leuser. The last
\nvessel was delivered earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Pelni's president Roesman Anwar told reporters that his
\ncompany is expected next year to receive the 16th vessel, which
\nwill cost 80 million marks.<\/p>\n
\"We will pay 10 percent of the cost for the 16th vessel, with
\nthe remaining 90 percent paid by the government. They will
\nreceive a loan from Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KFW) of
\nGermany,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Roesman said the other eight ships, each with a capacity of
\n500 passengers, will be delivered in the following years.<\/p>\n
Fare increase<\/p>\n
Roesman said that increases in operational costs and the
\nprices of new ships will force his company to raise its fares by
\n20 percent.<\/p>\n
He said that his company sent a proposal to the Ministry of
\nTransportation three months ago on the increase of its fares.<\/p>\n
\"The price for a passenger ship has increased from 60 million
\nmarks ($35.92 million) in 1983 to 105 million marks ($62.87
\nmillion) currently,\" he said. He added that the fuel price has
\nalso increased.<\/p>\n
Pelni's operational costs have increased to Rp 85.55 billion
\nlast year from Rp 72.6 billion in 1992, while its operational
\nrevenue increased only to Rp 67.85 billion from Rp 61.4 billion.<\/p>\n
Pelni, established in 1952 as the continuation of NV
\nKoninklijke Paket Vaart Maatschapij, transported more than 3.9
\nmillion people last year. They will transport more than 4.6
\npeople to 65 ports this year. (icn)<\/p>",
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