Indonesia is ready to be the main focus on the world-class maritime industry stage through the 2025 Indonesia Maritime Week (IMW). The maritime conference will be attended by thousands of global maritime industry players on 26-28 May. Indonesia as a country, most of its territory is sea waters, with a water area reaching 5.8 million km2 and is known as the largest archipelagic country in the world with thousands of islands. Indonesia’s strategic geographical position on the world’s shipping lanes also strengthens its status as a maritime country. This event is a strategic initiative of the Ministry of Transportation, in synergy and supported by the Indonesian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA), PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), and PT Pelindo (Persero). Carrying the theme Asia’s Maritime Leadership: Connectivity, Sustainability, and Digitalization, IMW is a strategic platform for the national maritime industry to show off at the global level.
The Director General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation, Antoni Arif Priadi stated that as a member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), this event is expected to demonstrate Indonesia’s role in shaping the global shipping industry agenda.
“Through this international event, we hope that there will be more cooperation between foreign companies and the national maritime industry. With the large amount of investment coming in, our shipping industry will also develop. Furthermore, collaboration between industry players is expected to be a solution to face global challenges,” said Antoni in a written statement, Tuesday (6/5/2025).
He continued, this international event will bring together industry players, policy makers, academics and innovators in the global maritime industry. One of the figures who will attend this event is the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Arsenio Dominguez. For this reason, this opportunity is expected to be a forum for regulatory harmonization, discussion of strategies for improving port infrastructure and implementation of sustainable practices. The General Chairperson of DPP INSA Carmelita Hartoto added that Indonesia Maritime Week is planned to be developed into an annual agenda. In this event, topics that are in the spotlight in the maritime industry will be discussed to help solve problems and utilize regional collaboration for mutual progress.
“This can be a learning opportunity for all of us. A number of challenges to improve the competitiveness of national shipping are something that requires support from all parties, so we need to sit together, both industry, regulators, seafarer education institutions and others to answer them at the IMW 2025 event,” he said.
Meanwhile, PIS Business Planning Director Eka Suhendra explained that PIS supports the implementation of IMW and considers the current moment to be right to discuss with global players so that they can both prepare to face the challenges of the maritime industry amidst uncertainty. The adoption of new technology is also one of the issues that is attractive to Pelindo, which is currently undergoing a digital transformation to improve service quality.
This means that Indonesia Maritime Week 2025 is real evidence of the importance of collaboration between stakeholders in developing a stronger and more independent national maritime industry. Thanks to the good synergy between the government, business actors, and academics, it is hoped that Indonesia will be able to strengthen the resilience of the national supply chain and increase the competitiveness of the maritime industry in the global market.
May 6, 2025, CNBC Indonesia
(https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20250506164444-4-631440/indonesia-maritime-week-ajang-perkuat-daya-saing-maritim-ri-ke-global)