REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesia is appointed as the host of ASEAN Oil Spill Response Action Plan (OSRAP) workshop. The Ministry of Transportation announces that the workshop will be held in Jakarta on March 19-21.

ASEAN-OSRAP is the agenda of International Maritime Organization with the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues, IPIECA. The workshop is aimed to monitor the regional plan and facilitate cooperation between stakeholders in the event of a major oil spill incidents.

Earlier, Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) stated that domestic navy needed ship with the capacity of 3,000 - 5,000 TEUs. The busiest route in Indonesia is Jakarta-Belawan and Surabaya-Makassar which usually use ship under 2,000 TEUs. 

The biggest problems in Indonesian sea transportation are the unbalance cargo flows and the lack of port facilities. Chairman of INSA, Carmelita Hartoto, expressed her expectation that Indonesia upgrade ports' efficiency.