JAKARTA (ISL News) – PT Pelindo Solusi Logistik (“SPSL”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU ) on Logistics Service Cooperation with four logistics companies that are members of The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (FIATA) from Thailand, Vietnam, India, and Malaysia, on Friday (12/7/2024).
SPSL President Director, Joko Noerhudha, said that the signing of the MoU is an important milestone for SPSL Group's progress to a wider market. "The signing of this MoU marks a new chapter in our efforts to prepare SPSL Group's service reach to a wider arena. With the start of this cooperation, it will certainly expand SPSL Group's network in providing export-import and freight forwarding services in the Asia region, especially Thailand, Vietnam, India, and Malaysia, and is expected to be able to utilize the potential of the logistics sector in the Asia Pacific region more optimally," he said.
The four logistics companies involved in this collaboration are Profreight Logistics, Co. Ltd (Thailand), MCC Container Line Pvt, Ltd, (India), International Logistics Corporation (Vietnam), and Eastrex Logistics Sdn, Bhd (Malaysia). The signing of the collaboration was carried out by SPSL President Director Joko Noerhudha (Indonesia), Suwit Ratanachinda (Thailand), Chua Seng Wah (Malaysia), Vietnam Nguyen Duy Minh (Vietnam), and Tej C (India), on the sidelines of the FIATA-RAP Meeting and ALFI 2024 Rapimnas, which were held in Nusa Dua Bali, on 11-12 July 2024.
Joko Noerhudha explained that the purpose of this collaboration is to improve logistics partnerships with the background of each company's potential and emphasized that this collaboration is one way to open wider access for goods entering and leaving Indonesia through the SPSL Group.
This collaboration is in line with the remarks of Vice President KH Ma'ruf Amin which were delivered virtually at the opening of the FIATA Regional Asia Pacific (RAP) Meeting 2024. "The potential of the logistics industry in the Asia Pacific region is very large. Supported by positive economic growth and high investment, as well as increasing trade volume, this region plays a strategic role in global trade," said the Vice President.
The Vice President further stated that one of the factors supporting this potential is the existence of the Asia Pacific region which is home to the nine largest container ports in the world, which are projected to continue to grow.
Joko Noerhudha added that the parties who signed the MoU are planned to visit SPSL facilities in Indonesia. "SPSL is part of the Pelindo Group, and we want them to be happy when utilizing the facilities of 144 port terminals in Indonesia managed and operated by Pelindo," he said.
(ISL News Editorial Team/Corcom SPSL/email:islnewstv@gmail.com).
