Efforts to garner support include inviting ambassadors from IMO countries to a diplomatic lunch or reception, as happened on July 20 in Jakarta on the sidelines of the 129th IMO Council meeting at the IMO headquarters in England.
Director-General for Maritime Transport of the Ministry of Transport, Arif Toha, who represented Indonesia at the 129th Council Session, said the Indonesian delegation continued to support IMO member states as Indonesia's Category C member in the IMO Council for the period 2024-2025.
Fundraising events included a coffee break for IMO Council members on 18 July, the organization of bilateral meetings and a lunch reception on 20 July at the IMO building in London.
At the IMO countries' lunch reception, Mr. Toha said Indonesia has been an active member of the IMO since 1961 and a committed member of the IMO Council since 1973.
Therefore, this year Indonesia aims to continue its contribution to global shipping by becoming a Category "C" Council Member for the 2024-2025 period in the December 2023 IMO Council Member Election.
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The Indonesian government is committed to good maritime governance through a series of measures, such as setting strict global standards and compliance with IMO instruments on ship safety, protection of the marine environment, including the competence and fundamental rights of seafarers in cooperation with other maritime nations, and the participation of women in the maritime industry.
In addition, Indonesia will continue to work with the IMO and its member countries to achieve common goals and realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, specifically the 14 points of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other related SDGs.
Indonesia also welcomes IMO member states interested in participating in the development of smart and sustainable ports and sharing best practices to improve the efficiency and sustainability of the maritime industry.
Today, Indonesia strives to increase the number of sustainable and smart ports to increase the efficiency and sustainability of sea and port operations and the national maritime industry.
In addition, Indonesia implemented the Maritime Single Window (Integrated Carrier Single Submission) and developed INAPORTNET as a digital ship management administration system for ship arrivals and departures.
The purpose of this system is to facilitate national and international maritime transport by systematically simplifying and harmonizing the relevant processes, in accordance with the amendments to the Convention on International Maritime Transport (FAL).
In order to become a category C member in the IMO Council by 2024-2025, Indonesia also called on IMO member states to increase cooperation on the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy to accelerate the emission of shipping's greenhouse gases.
While the IMO is revising its strategy on greenhouse gas emissions, Indonesia is also preparing a strategy to promote maritime decarbonisation at the national level.
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The Indonesian government has introduced energy efficiency measures, a ship renewal program, mandatory fuel consumption reporting for all Indonesian-flagged ships, installation of solar-powered navigation aids and electrification of ports. By the end of 2022, shore power systems (OPS) were available in 21 ports, and Indonesia has promised to increase the number this year.
In addition, Indonesia will continue to encourage the use of new and renewable energy by introducing a mandatory biodiesel program for the national shipbuilding industry, namely B-35. In the past three years, biodiesel fuel consumption has reached 22.7% of the total Indonesian marine fuel consumption.
Speaking at the IMO meeting, Toha pointed out that all these efforts will not yield optimal results if the government does not focus on the core of the sector, seafarers. Therefore, Indonesia emphasizes its commitment to protecting the safety, health, welfare and productivity of its seafarers.
"As the world's fourth largest shipping provider, Indonesia will actively participate in discussions on maritime issues and the human aspect of this industry," he said.
Toha then concluded his remarks by asking for the support of IMO member states to reappoint Indonesia as a member of the IMO Council for the period 2024-2025.
The 129th session of the IMO Council took place from 17 to 21 July 2023 at the IMO headquarters in London. The main topic of the meeting was the election of the Secretary General of the IMO for the period 2024-2028 on 18 July 2023. From 1 January 2024.
In addition to the election of the Secretary-General, the Indonesian government also participated in the audit report of the IMO's financial reports, which was presented by the Indonesian National Audit Office (BPK) on 19 July.
In this audit report, LTD stated that LTD's term as external auditor of IMO ends in December 2023. The re-election of the IMO's external auditor will take place during the December meeting session.
LTD's success in being appointed as IMO's external auditor shows that its work is recognized by the world organization, as Indonesia is the first ASEAN country to be successfully appointed as IMO's external auditor.
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