Jakarta to further cut dwell times
THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT is working on two economic policy packages that it hopes will reduce average shipping dwell times at seaports by one day to 1.9 days.
The 16th and 17th economic policy packages were expected to help cut logistic costs, with the results to be felt in the final quarter of the year, Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution said.
“The dwell time is currently 2.9 days. We want it to be around 1.9 days in October or November,” he said on Monday, as reported by tempo.co.
The two upcoming packages are follow-ups to the 15th economic policy package issued on June 15, aimed at enhancing the role of transportation insurance, reducing costs for logistics service providers, strengthening the Indonesian National Single Window authority and reducing the number of prohibited and restricted goods.
Transportation Minister Budi Karya has said there were three phases of dwell times at Tanjung Priok – pre-customs clearance of goods, customs clearance and post-clearance.
However, the Transportation Ministry said dwell time for certain goods, such as explosive materials for the military, would be longer than that of other goods, because such materials required longer checks before they were allowed to leave the port.
