The government and Indonesian port operators agree to evaluate the five percent port service charge cuts in the next three months, Bisnis Indonesia reported.
Port service charges will be lowered by five percent starting from February 15. Port operators are now waiting for a decree on the charge cuts from the Department of Transportation to implement the policy.
State port operator (Pelindo) II spokesperson Hendra Budhi confirmed the five percent charge cuts, but the operator was still waiting for a decree from the Minister of Transportation.
"We as the operator will be ready to cut charges as long as the government has formalised it. We will follow the policy since it can stimulate the industry," he told Bisnis.
He continued the lower charges were only provided to container services or activities using fuel in their operations, such as scouting, trawl, and cargo handling services.
"At the moment, not all cranes are fired by fuel. Some of them are still fired by electricity."
At a meeting in the Department of Transportation, added Hendra, it was agreed that the five percent port service charge cuts would be evaluated in the next three months in accord with fuel price developments. "If in three months since February 15 fuel prices are again cut, the charges will be re-evaluated."
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