Expertise: Shipping & Logistics

Directorate General of Sea Transportation Reaffirms Requirement to Have Indonesian Shipping Company as Majority Shareholder for Vessel Registration

Following the major change in 2021 to the criteria for the registration of vessels in Indonesia, the Director General of Sea Transportation (“DGST”) has reaffirmed that any company that wishes to register a vessel in Indonesia for commercial purposes must have an Indonesian sea transportation company as its majority shareholder. The elucidation to Article 93 Directorate General of Sea Transportation Reaffirms Requirement to Have Indonesian Shipping Company as Majority Shareholder for Vessel Registration

Vessel-Owning JV Companies Must Have Indonesian Shipping Company as Majority Shareholder for Vessel Registration

Following the enactment of the Omnibus Law (Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation) on November 2, 2020, the Government of Indonesia issued various implementing government regulations to regulate a wide array of sectors, including the shipping sector. On February 2, 2021, the Government of Indonesia issued Government Regulation No. 31 of 2021 dated Vessel-Owning JV Companies Must Have Indonesian Shipping Company as Majority Shareholder for Vessel Registration

Shipping – Indonesia

SSEK Law Firm partner Stephen Igor Warokka and associate Mutiara Kasih Ramadhani provide the latest information on port state control, marine casualties and owners’ liability, cargo claims, maritime liens and ship arrests, passenger claims, ship-owners’ income tax relief and the implications of Covid-19, environmental regulations and trade sanctions in Indonesia, in the Chambers and Partners Shipping – Indonesia

Shipping Law – Indonesia

Chambers Shipping 2023 Chambers Shipping 2023 covers 29 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest information on port state control, marine casualties and owners’ liability, cargo claims, maritime liens and ship arrests, passenger claims, ship-owners’ income tax relief, and the implications of COVID-19, environmental regulations and trade sanctions. Download the Indonesia chapter of Shipping 2023 here.

Indonesia Update: Preferential Tariffs Under the RCEP and IK-CEPA

In an effort to bolster international trade, the Government of Indonesia recently ratified two free trade agreements. It ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (“RCEP”) agreement with the enactment of Law No. 24 of 2022 regarding the Ratification of RCEP (“Law 24/2022”), and it ratified the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Between the Government of the Indonesia Update: Preferential Tariffs Under the RCEP and IK-CEPA

Shipping Law – Indonesia

SSEK partner Stephen I. Warokka and Mutiara K. Ramadhani, an associate at the firm, have contributed the Indonesia to the Chambers Shipping 2022 global guide. The guide provides the latest information on port state control, marine casualties and owners’ liability, cargo claims, maritime liens and ship arrests, passenger claims, ship-owners’ income tax relief and the Shipping Law ‚Äì Indonesia

SSEK Examines Trends and Developments in Indonesian Shipping Law

SSEK\'s Dyah Soewito, Stephen Igor Warokka and Revaldi Nathanael Wirabuana have contributed an article on Trends and Developments in Indonesian Shipping Law, as part of the Chambers Shipping 2021 global practice guide. The guide provides the latest information on port state control, marine casualties and owners’ liability, cargo claims, maritime liens and ship arrests, passenger SSEK Examines Trends and Developments in Indonesian Shipping Law