Danantara to Merge 7 State-Owned Logistics Firms, Why?

The Danantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara) has merged seven state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the logistics sector. The business consolidation was marked by the signing of a Shareholders Agreement and a Merger Deed on Tuesday (30/6/2026). The seven companies involved in the consolidation are Pelindo Sinergi Lokaseva Multiterminal Indonesia, Pelindo Sinergi Lokaseva Prima Indonesia Logistik, Pos Logistics, Pelni Logistics, PT Kawasan Berikat Nusantara (KBN), PT Varia Usaha Dharma Segara (VUDS), and Krakatau Integrated Logistics. Senior Director of Corporate Strategy at PT Danantara Asset Management (DAM), Aurelius Altius Rosimin, stated that this corporate action is an important milestone in the implementation of the National Logistics SOE Consolidation initiated by DAN. According to him, this consolidation is part of DAM’s portfolio transformation strategy to support the 2025-2045 National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) and the government’s Asta Cita programme. ‘This merger aims to reduce entity fragmentation, optimise business scale, and eliminate overlapping services that have been hampering the efficiency of state-owned logistics,’ he said in an official statement. The merger of the seven logistics SOEs aims to build an integrated ecosystem from upstream to downstream. By uniting the strengths of these entities, the consolidation is expected to increase business scale and operational efficiency while reducing duplication of functions and costs. This step is targeted to strengthen the competitiveness of national logistics services while simultaneously reducing Indonesia’s logistics costs, which are currently above the ASEAN average.