The clock is ticking..Happy New Year 2009

Dear Friends, May the dawning of this New Year,  open up for you new horizons,  fill your heart with new hopes and bring for you... Promises of brighter tomorrows ! Wishing you happiness and prosperity in the New Year! Image source : http://cards.webshots.com...

Export of special goods will only served by five ports

The Indonesia Minister of Transportation had issued the new regulations Number KM 55/2007 as a revised of  Minister of Transportation Regulation No. KM 55/2002 regarding of Management of Special Sea Port. Therefore Directorate of Sea Transportation - Ministry of...

Air Asia expand the flight routes

Despite the global economic crisis, Air Asia X - Malaysia cheap airline - will expand their flight route to China, India, South Korea, and Japan. Chief Executive Azran Osman Rani said this is a period of challenge for the airline industry because many countries experiencing...

Panasonic will closed 3 factories immediately

Panasonic Electric Works, a business unit of Panasonic Corp., will close their three factories in Japan and cut off around 800 employees due to the slow of economy growth which impact the demand of their products. The company that sells electrical equipment systems,...

Perum Bulog plan to export rice in the third-quarter 2009

Perum Bulog will start to export the rice in the third-quarter 2009 after obtain the certainty of rice production in 2009. The 2009 rice production is refer to forecast figures I and II of Central Statistics Agency data. Director of Perum Bulog Mustafa Abubakar said,...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009

Dear Friends, Wish you have a Merry Christmas. I sincerely bless you are healthy, happy and prosperous at all times, and enjoy your holiday getting together with families and friends. MAY THE BEST HEALTH , HAPPINESS, SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY BE WITH YOU ALL IN NEW...

Most of the airlines company add the extra flight during Christmas and New Year holiday

To anticipate the Christmas and New Year in 2009 holiday, most of the airlines company will add the extra flight. This extra flight, which was held several days ago up to early 2009 will increase around 61,492 passenger seat. Around eight national airlines has add their...

Furniture exporter aim the Middle East Market

At least 30 furniture producers in Central Java prepared to switch their export market to Middle East countries. This is to anticipate the decreasing inquiry of furniture from United States, which might decrease up to 20 percent in 2009. According to the chairman of...

Lorena Air target to have two units of Airbus A230

Lorena Airlines one of the Indonesia local airlines has not despair to bring the aircraft, although they had failed several times. This airlines must pursue this target to have the aircraft before 25 June 2009 to get a flight operator certificate - Air Operator Certificate...

Garuda Indonesia, Airline Of The Year 2008

The local magazine "Dirgantara Angkasa" had nominated Garuda Indonesia Airline as the Airline of the Year 2008. Around 10,783 people was participated in to vote and to determine the winner of Angkasa Award 2008. "This is the first time for Dirgantara Angkasa held...

South Korea company will build up the steel factory in Cilegon

One of the South Korea steel producer company - Pohang Steel Corp. (Posco) - is probing to build up a steel factory in Cilegon, Banten, with worth around US$ 5 billion. This factory will produce around 2.6 million to 3.1 million tons of steel. Posco is lobbying P.T...

Airbus will deliver 12 more A380s this year

Airbus will meet its target of delivering 12 A380 super jumbo aricraft this year, the company's chief exceutive pledged recently, brushing aside reports that manufacturing and engineering difficulties had again put the project behind the schedule. The 525-seat, A-380...

China import around 2 tons of salak fruit from Indonesia

At least almost two tons of salak fruit (also known as snake fruit ) being export from Indonesia to China every week, after China had opened their tropical import permits since 4 September 2008. According to the exporter many of China citizens are like very much of...

Lion Air will added 5 Boeing 737-900ER

The airline company Lion Air remains optimistic despite the current global crisis. They will  bringing 5 Boeing 737-900 ER aircraft until the end of December 2008 from total  178 aircraft that have been ordered. So that total Boeing 737-900 ER aircraft will...

Mandala Airline adding 4 new routes with Airbus 320

One of the Indonesia airline company - Mandala Airlines - had added three aircraft fleet of Airbus 320. These aircrafts will be used to strengthen the four new routes return once a day. "With these three aircraft, on December 2008 will add the flight frequency to Jambi,...

Changhong will invest U.S. $ 11 million in Indonesia

Changhong Group Ltd.., is China's manufacturers which produce electronic equipment, will planning to build a factory in Indonesia with worth around U.S. $ 11 million, or approximately IDR 130 billion. Chairman of the group, Zhao Yong, on the press conference last week...

Sony Reduce 8,000 Workers

Sony Corp. said on Tuesday (9/12/2008), has reducing around 8,000 employees and aslo will close several factories. This policy is part of the business overhaul in connection with the trend of declining global economy. This giant electronics producer said, planned to...

British Airways Planning to Reduce the number of aircraft and employees

The third largest airline company in Europe - British Airways Plc - will plan to cut more than 100 employees in London Gatwick airport. They plan to reduce their services by 15% in mid-2009. The number of aircraft that will operate, become more slim. From 41 aircraft,...

Tata Motors Ltd. and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Indian automotive producer Tata Motors Ltd. and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. will close the factory for six days in December 2008 because of weak demand of vehicles which affected by the tight financing in the middle of a slowing economy. The leading vehicle manufacturers...

Neptune Orient Lines : will cut about 1,000 jobs

The container shipping industry is closely correlated to the health of the world economy. Shipping freight rates have fallen this year as major economies such as Germany and Japan slipped into recession. Major international shipping companies have already announced...

Indonesia : the largest coal producer

Until now, Indonesia and Australia is still the country's largest coal producer in the Asia Pacific region and in the future there are three major projects work on by Indonesia to develop the processing of coal, namely Coal Faction, Coal Gasifaction and UBC (Upgraded...

The Indonesia's Port Tariff Still High

The uncertainty of tariffs and components, collusion between the port providers service, and breach of the agreement on import tariffs for the service Less Container Load (LCL) is still frequently occur in the Lini II, Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. This causes had make the...

Indonesia : export value october 2008 decreased 11.61%

The Indonesia export value of October 2008 is down 11.61% compared to the previous month, or only U.S. $ 10.81 billion. It seems it because of the negative impact of the global financial crisis is really in front of the eye. "From the data clearly seen if the decline...

Indonesia trying to penetrate of Brazil and Mexico market

The Indonesia government will continue to pump out the export growth. One is trying to change the export market countries to Latin America countries such as Brazil and Mexico. As for starting to explore the market, Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu, have signed trade...