Shipbuilder to be modernized

Shipbuilder to be modernized

SURABAYA, East Java (JP): PT Dok & Perkapalan Surabaya, a
state-owned shipbuilding company based here, is investing Rp 3
billion (US$1.2 million) to upgrade its facilities to
international standards.

Company president Sudarman Sellang told The Jakarta Post
yesterday that the company has bought new software and hardware
facilities to improve its designing and maintenance services.

He said as a result of the company's previous efforts to
improve management, it expects to qualify for an ISO 9001
certificate next month.

Sudarman also said that his company recently accepted an order
from Japan's Itochu Corp. through its subsidiary Topaz World
Maritime S.A. Panama for the construction of a 6500 dead-weight
ton (DWT) tanker worth US$12.7 million. The Japanese firm will
lease the tanker to state oil company Pertamina. (15/jsk)