Shipping firms suspended

Shipping firms suspended

JAKARTA (JP): The government has revoked licenses of 14 local
shipping companies for not providing annual reports of their
activities and neglecting to fly Indonesian flags, an official
said.

Director General of Transportation, Soentoro, said Thursday
that stern warnings were issued to 51 others for similar
offenses.

Most of the suspended companies are based in Surabaya, East
Java.

The suspended firms and their operation bases are PT
Cendrawasih Jaya Raya (Merauke), PT Cipta Sarana Nugraha
(Semarang), PT Satria Sakti Buana (Cilacap), PT Armatis Lines
(Surabaya), PT Difeno Usaha Pratama (Surabaya), PT Karaeng
Tamparang (Surabaya) and PT Karuna Samudra Jaya (Surabaya).

The rest are PT Sukses Sempurna Ship, PT Multi Asia Berkara,
PT Mitra Ocean Lines and PT Tata Suradi Raya, all based in
Surabaya, Soentoro told Antara.

The government is imposing stricter measures to improve the
operations of shipping companies, most of which act as brokers
instead of operators. (icn)