I want the RI ship's industry to rise from the wind, to make this crash

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Minister of Industry (Menperine) M SarmuAs a result, a number of tankers in the country still have to be met through import.

SarmuHowever, that potential has not been fully balanced by the ability to compete with other countries.

"This strong enough actually, yes because it hasn't been compared to any other country. In comparison to other countries, it may seem that we have to drive ourselves so we can compete with other countries. Which is actually potentially greater than us," said Sarmuji in the inaugural and inaugural Iperingo period 2026-2030 at the office of the Ministry, Jakarta, Tuesday (20 / 10 / 2026).

He took a Vietnamese copy that had been able to manufacture a large tanker. Meanwhile, Indonesia still imports a number of tankers because of its domestic industrial skills not fully meet its needs.

"Vietnam could produce a big tanker. So a lot of that ship's needs, especially tanker ships are imported from Vietnam. They're sophisticated and they're a big ship,

This condition is a challenge as well as an opportunity for the national shipyard industry to improve its production and technology mastery. Moreover, the ship needs big enough ships in Indonesia to support passenger transportation, transport, and interisland connectivity.

According to the Ministry of Industry data, Indonesia has over 17,000 islands and coastlines over 99,000 kilometers. That geographic characteristic makes marine transportation an important part of the national logistics and economy.

On the other hand, the Ministry's data shows the import value of the ship's products, boats, and buildings floating at US $5.30 billion over 2022 to June 2026. That value is higher than the exports recorded for US $4.53 billion in the same period.

According to Sarmuji, there is still a chance that domestic markets can be used by domestic ships producers. The government also encourages import substitution for products already or potentially produced in Indonesia.

"For me, that number is not a single matter of the trade balance, it's a signal that we need to strengthen the import substitution by measurement, especially on products that have been or can be produced in the country, while making sure the user industry still gets competitive quality and time surrender," said Sarmuji.

Ministry of War. Prepare the ship's Industrial Road Map.

To strengthen the power of competition, the Ministry is preparing a map of the national shipping industry. In the 2026-2030 period, the government targeted increased shipyard capacity, especially outside Java and Batam Island, to be able to build ships up to 30,000 deadweight tonnage.

The tanker development capacity is also targeted to up to 60,000 DWT.

Today, Indonesia has 342 shipyard companies spread over 29 provinces and 70 districts. Moreover, there are 127 ships component industrial companies, with about 90% of them small and middle businesses.

As for the national shipyard industry, it absorbs about 37,000 labor, while the ship's component industry absorbs about 6,000 workers. The Ministry's data also records 16,620 employees certified welder or welder skills.

SarmuThe increased capacity, quality, productivity, punctuality, and technology mastery are also necessary for the producers of the Indonesian ships to compete with other countries.

The government also opens up a chance of collaboration with foreign partners to develop shipping technology. Sarmu@@

"Yesterday we received a Russian delegation, offering cooperation. So if this can later be welcomed by domestic entrepreneurs might be able to joint investment, develop ships with more advanced technology," the report.

In addition to increasing production skills, governments also encourage the use of domestic components and environmental technology. In the map of the 2026-2030 street, the level of domestic components (TKDN) shipping industry was targeted to 40%, before it rose to 50% in the 2031- 2035 period.