PT SI opens in Hamburg

PT SI opens in Hamburg

JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned surveyor company PT Surveyor
Indonesia (SI) has opened a branch office in Hamburg, Germany, in
an effort to take over the inspection task from the Geneva-based
Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS).

The opening was officiated by SI president Soedarjono on
Tuesday in a ceremony attended by Indonesian Ambassador to
Germany Hartono Martodiredjo, Indonesian Counselor General in
Hamburg Edwar C. Simandjuntak and a director of SGS.

SI, which is 76 percent owned by the government, 20 percent by
SGS and four percent by another state surveyor firm PT
Superintending Company of Indonesia (Sucofindo), is responsible
for inspecting Indonesian imports at points of loading.

With the kickoff of the Hamburg office, SI now has 16 branch
offices operating throughout the world.

"Our new office in Hamburg is the fifth in Europe, after the
ones in The Hague, Brussels, London and Paris," Soedarjono said
adding that another office will be opened in Milan of Italy this
week. (fhp)