Currently, the Indonesian Institute of Shipping and Offshore Facilities (Iperindo) is in dire need of human resource (HR) regeneration in the national maritime and shipping industry. Iperindo talks about various current issues and challenges faced by Iperindo members, including the maritime industry, shipping industry, shipyard industry, tariffs, and others.

According to Anita Puji Utami, Chairperson of Iperindo, Iperindo is currently in dire need of the regeneration of human resources (HR) in the national maritime and shipping sectors, as the need for human labor for ship repair continues to increase every year. Coupled with the many orders for new construction, as happened in Batam today, there is additional new construction in the form of the purchase of fifty sets of tugs and barges. 

"Yesterday alone, with additional work in the form of ship maintenance from the shipping industry that has carried out activities to the fullest, the need for human resources in the shipping industry alone is still very much lacking. Not to mention if there are additional new buildings again. We expect the regeneration of human resources in the shipping industry to be mainly emphasized for training and being able to bag certification," said the first person to lead the shipyard, PT Adiluhung Sarana Segara Indonesia (ASSI).

As a result, he stated that although our current human resources are not lacking, we still need more. Because the Sea Toll program launched by President Jokowi in 2015 has absorbed many workers in the shipping and shipyard industries. But since this industry only "lives" from ship repair and maintenance, many of its employees have switched professions, one of which is an online ojek driver. 

"Well, the cost to educate and train these online ojek drivers—until they are smart and have certification—can cost Rp25 million per person. Imagine," he explained.

Anita stated that since the success of the Sea Toll Program, the shipbuilding industry has experienced a shortage of orders, with only one or two units for new buildings.

So far, the Industrial Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDMI) of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia can provide the shipping industry with only 1,000 people per year, Anita said. In fact, there are about 30 thousand ships that go into dock every year.

In addition, Iperindo recognizes that the company is currently facing a number of unsolved issues. Some of them are overlapping licenses, credit interest rates that are still double-digit, special terminals (Tersus), Terminals for Own Use (TUKS), and levies imposed by the CTF and the Ministry of Transportation. 

"The value can reach Rp18 million per hectare. It depends on the area of the shipyard used. We want this levy to be carried out by the Ministry of Transportation, or CTF. One of them, and ideally only Rp1 million. Otherwise, this is very burdensome for us," Anita pleaded.

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