The INDONESIA National Single Window (INSW) was presented at the 48th Facilitation Committee Meeting (FAL 48) which was officially held by the World Maritime Organization (IMO), 8 to 12 April, at IMO Headquarters in London, England.
Transportation Attaché at the Indonesian Embassy in London, Barkah Bayu Mirajaya, added that Indonesia’s involvement in the 48th IMO FAL Session was very important. This is due to the vastness of Indonesian waters and the large number of domestic ships and from all over the world that stop by carrying containers and other cargo, where international regulations discussed in the FAL forum will apply to these ships and ports in Indonesia.
The continuous active involvement of the Indonesian Delegation in IMO sessions and its working groups is one way to promote Indonesia, especially in order to realize the vision of making Indonesia the world’s maritime axis. Apart from that, this is a form of Indonesia’s active role as a member of the IMO Council.
The Directorate General of Sea Transportation as maritime administration is responsible for implementing government activities and administration at the IMO and/or international institutions in the shipping sector, in accordance with the provisions of statutory regulations.
Director of Traffic and Sea Transportation, Capt. Hendri Ginting, said that the Directorate General of Sea Transportation together with other ministries/institutions present at this session would explain INSW. INSW has broader services than Maritime Single Window (MSW) as one of the topics discussed at the IMO FAL 48 Session.
“With harmonization and standardization between ministries/institutions, Indonesia is presenting NSW comprehensively to show other IMO member countries that INSW really helps run efficient logistics flows,” said Ginting, quoted on Thursday (11/4).
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Furthermore, Ginting explained that INSW is intended to support the simplification of export-import trade systems, integration of business processes, business licensing, increased supervision of PNBP, and billing systems at meeting points between modes of transportation, such as ports. It is hoped that INSW will be able to cover all processes along the supply chain.
“INSW also supports the development of the national logistics ecosystem,” said Ginting. This is very important, considering that 264 port office areas in Indonesia have implemented Inaportnet as an important part of developing integrated MSW in the INSW system, especially Pengangkut SSM in 2024.
The implementation of Inaportnet at ports is Indonesia’s commitment to implementing an online system to facilitate arrival and/or departure service activities for transport facilities including loading/unloading of goods at ports. However, this needs to continue to be improved and expanded so that system harmonization can be achieved between all institutions in all countries, so that it deserves serious attention from all port stakeholders.
For information, the Indonesian delegation who attended the IMO FAL 48 Session as a form of collaboration between ministries/institutions in implementing MSW in Indonesia consisted of representatives of the Indonesian Embassy in London, Rifanie Komara representing the Directorate General of Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation, Dedi Abdulhadi from the National Single Window Institute, and the Managing Director of PT Pelabuhan Cilegon Mandiri Muhammad Willy represents the port business entity.
The implementation of the IMO FAL 48 Session which coincided with the Idul Fitri holiday did not reduce the active role of the Indonesian delegation on the world stage. (B-3)
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