Realize Clean Ports, Pelindo and Port Stakeholders Sign Joint Integrity Pact

Jakarta, 29 Desember 2021 - To realize clean Port operational services and free from illegal fees, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) or Pelindo and the Port's maritime personnel signed a Joint Integrity Pact on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. This is done to provide excellent service that involves all stakeholders in the Port work environment.

The signing was carried out in a hybrid and simultaneous manner in all port and terminal areas managed by Pelindo and was attended directly by all Port Maritime Personnel such as Government Agencies, Terminal Operators, Port Associations and Service Users.

"This is one of Pelindo's concrete steps to strengthen the joint commitment of all Port Maritime Personnel in preventing and eradicating corruption, so as to make the port environment free from extortion practices," said Pelindo Strategy Director, Prasetyo in his remarks.

To ensure this is implemented thoroughly, not only Regional Heads 1 - 4 are Pelindo representatives in this signing, but also representatives of Pelindo Group field officers such as Civil Aviation Officers, Ship Crews, Control Tower Officers, QCC Operator Officers, RTG/RMGC Operator Officers , Reach Stacker Operator Officers and Tally Officers also signed a joint commitment to realize a clean port from extortion practices.

The representatives of public services who also signed include Government Agencies such as the Port Authority Office, Harbormaster Office, Customs and Excise Office, Port Immigration Office, Port Quarantine Office and Port Health Office.

This Joint Integrity Pact is also supported by Port Associations such as DPC Indonesia National Shipowners' Association (INSA), DPC Indonesia Shipping Agency Association (ISAA), DPW Association of Indonesian Logistics and Forwarders / Indonesian Logistics & Forwarders Association (ALFI/ILFA), BPD Joint Importers National All Indonesia (GINSI), Association of Indonesian Export Companies (GPEI), and DPW of the Association of Indonesian Loading and Unloading Companies (APBMI). And lastly, representatives of Port Service Users in all port and terminal areas managed by Pelindo.

"I hope that with this Joint Integrity Pact we will be clean from KKN in line with President Joko Widodo's expectations, and hopefully this good thing can be implemented throughout Indonesia," said Yodi Rian Pratama from PT Tujuh Benua Raya as one of the representatives of Pelindo service users.

The General Chair of DPW ALFI/ILFA DKI Jakarta, Adil Karim revealed that this activity is a historic day for all ports in Indonesia managed by Pelindo, this is a shared commitment for ports to have new faces, which will certainly attract investment in Indonesia by promising clean ports. We hope that the SLA/SLG are standardized, so as to eliminate the practice of manipulation and KKN.

"We are very optimistic with Pelindo that there are many goals to be achieved, indeed there are still many things that are not yet perfect, and it is a difficult task to raise one standard in all Indonesian ports, but most importantly we are all trying, I believe that every Pelindo employee definitely can improve performance, so as to reduce logistics costs, “ said Faty Khusumo, Deputy Chairperson of INSA VII.

Head of the Tanjung Priok Port Authority Office, Wisnu Handoko, appreciated Pelindo for initiating the signing of this Integrity Pact, while this is in line with the Government's program to make the port a corruption-free area and a service-oriented bureaucracy.

"This shows our shared commitment to realizing a port that serves both internationally and domestically, which is supported by stakeholders. In the future, we hope that all services, both ship operation services, as well as port services and related services, can be more transparent, serve more cleanly, free from extortion, free from KKN, so that in the future we can reduce logistics costs," added Wisnu Handoko.

Present online, the Managing Director of Pelindo Putut Sri Muljanto said that this commitment must be carried out together, not only from relevant agencies and the serving Pelindo but also service users. Because the practice of extortion occurs because there is a giver and a receiver. Therefore, service users are respectfully requested not to give anything to all Port Personnel including Pelindo officers anywhere, both at sea and on land such as terminals or offices.

“In this digital era, you no longer need to come to our office, meaning that all transactions can be done remotely or digitally, so there are no under table transactions. We, the management of Pelindo, are committed to taking immediate action if any of our personnel do things that are not commendable," said Putut.