PT PAL hands over 'Alugara' to govt

Sat, 23 Jul 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SURABAYA: State-owned ship maker PT PAL Indonesia handed over
on Friday the marine disaster mitigation ship the Alugara to the
Ministry of Transportation's Directorate General of Sea
Transportation.

The 60-meter-long ship has a maximum speed of 18.3 knots. Its
construction was jointly financed by the directorate general and
two Japanese firms, Tomen Corp. and Takeshi Matsushita.

The ship, the building of which cost Rp 2.4 billion
(US$244,900), will be operated in Belitung, North Sulawesi, to
monitor Indonesian waters, including against environmental
damage.

Minister of Transportation Hatta Radjasa said the government
would order four more vessels from PT PAL for the same purpose.
-- JP

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