[070621.EN.SEA] Maersk Calls For Carbon Tax To Advance Green Fuel Development

 

DANISH shipping giant Maersk has proposed implementing a tax of at least US$150 per tonne of carbon emitted from traditional marine bunker fuels, saying it was necessary to drive the development of greener alternative fuels that today are more expensive.

The announcement from Maersk CEO Soren Skou makes the shipping company the first carrier to offer such a proposal and comes a week before the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets in London to consider new decarbonisation measures.

Maersk called the proposed tax, which equates to $450 per tonne of fuel at today's oil prices, a move that would "bridge the gap" between fossil fuels and greener options that not only cost more, but are years away from being available at scale, reports IHS Media.

"In 2025, there will not be sufficient carbon-neutral fuels available," the carrier said in a statement. "But gradually introducing a market-based measure from 2025 will accelerate the scaling of fuel transition over the last part of the decade, as well as incentivize fuel efficiency measures and retrofits in the existing global fleet."

The push to move on decarbonisation measures is very much a domino effect, wherein shippers feel heat from external forces, then in turn apply pressure on carriers. Shippers are being pressed by consumers and investors to curb so-called Scope 3 emissions, which include emissions generated by vendors, including transport providers such as container carriers.

But according to Mr Skou, without a financial incentive, those pressures may not be enough to get companies to decarbonise.

"Fossil fuels cannot keep being cheaper than green fuels. Action is required now," he said in a statement posted on LinkedIn. "It is vital to consider all greenhouse gases, not just CO2, on a full life cycle analysis, otherwise we will not be able to truly decarbonise shipping by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement."

Source : HKSG / Photo : Shipping Watch.

[070621.ID.BIZ] Deretan Perusahaan Ini Menjadi Investor di Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa

 

KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Guna memperkuat bisnis dan memperoleh pendanaan yang melimpah, GoTo berencana melakukan pencatatan saham perdana atau Initial Public Offering (IPO) di bursa saham. Menarik ditelusuri komposisi pemegang saham yang terdapat pada raksasa digital tersebut. Terlebih lagi, PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (AKAB) menjadi perusahaan induk dari GoTo.

Berdasarkan penelusuran Kontan.co.id dari data Administrasi Hukum Umum (AHU) Kementerian Hukum dan HAM, komposisi kepemilikan saham PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa per 29 Mei 2021 yang selama ini dikenal sebagai perusahaan yang menaungi Gojek tampak semakin gemuk.

Di sana terdapat nama William Tanuwijaya dan Leontinus Alpha Edison yang merupakan pendiri Tokopedia. Baik William maupun Leontinus memiliki saham AKAB Seri Q dan Seri R.

Kemudian, CEO Gojek Kevin Aluwi juga memiliki saham Seri N di perusahaan tersebut. Begitu pula dengan Nadiem Makarim, pendiri Gojek yang kini menjadi Mendikbudristek, juga punya saham AKAB Seri E, Seri I, dan Seri D.

Beberapa investor institusi global juga terdaftar sebagai pemilik saham Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa. Di antaranya, Allianz Strategic Investments SARL, Anderson Investments PTE LTD, Blackrock Global Funds, Gamvest PTE Ltd, Google Asia Pacific PTE LTD, Golden Signal LTD, KKR Go Investments PTE LTD, Mitsubishi Corporation, Rakuten Capital Holdings, Sequoia Capital India Growth Investment, SB-Pan Asia Fund, SB Global Star Fund, Tencent Mobility Limited, Visa International Service Association, WP Investment, hingga Taobao China Holding LTD.

Ada pula sejumlah investor institusi nasional yang membenamkan sahamnya di Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa. Misalnya, AIA Financial Indonesia, Astra International, Asuransi Juwa Sequis Life, Global Digital Niaga, Northstar Pacific Investasi, Union Sampoerna, dan Telkomsel.

Beberapa investor global ataupun nasional ada yang memiliki saham AKAB dengan total nilai yang cukup besar. Ambil contoh, Gamvest PTE LTD memiliki saham AKAB Seri F senilai Rp 24,29 miliar dan Seri I senilai Rp 20,09 miliar. Gamvest juga memiliki beberapa seri saham perusahaan tersebut dengan nilai yang lebih rendah.

Kemudian, ada Anderson Investments PTE LTD yang memiliki saham Seri I senilai Rp 17,85 miliar. Baik Gamvest maupun Anderson Investment merupakan sayap investasi dari Temasek Holdings, BUMN investasi Singapura.

Google lewat Google Asia Pacific PTE LTD juga mengantongi kepemilikan saham yang besar di Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa. Melalui pendanaan saham Seri M, Google Asia Pacific PTE LTD menjadi investor perusahaan tersebut dengan nilai kepemilikan Rp 36,15 miliar. Perusahaan ini juga memiliki saham Seri I senilai Rp 17,85 miliar.

KKR Go Investments juga memiliki sejumlah saham AKAB, salah satunya Seri F yang bernilai Rp 37,08 miliar.

Masih merujuk data AHU, perusahaan nasional seperti Astra International memiliki saham AKAB Seri I senilai Rp 17,86 miliar, Seri J senilai Rp 6,61 miliar, dan Seri M senilai Rp 10,32 miliar. Tak hanya itu, Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel) turut memiliki saham Seri P dengan nilai Rp 44,56 miliar. Begitu pula dengan Global Digital Niaga yang menaungi Blibli.com, mereka punya saham Seri I senilai Rp 17,86 miliar.

Pihak Manajemen Gojek enggan menanggapi perihal komposisi kepemilikan saham PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa. Yang terang, kolaborasi antara Gojek dan Tokopedia yang kemudian merger menjadi GoTo merupakan bentuk persatuan dua perusahaan yang setara. “Yang mana PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (AKAB) bertindak sebagai perusahaan induk,” tegas Nila Marita, Chief Corporate Affairs Gojek, Senin (7/6).

Dalam catatan Kontan, GoTo yang menggunakan nama perusahaan AKAB membawahi tiga subholding, yaitu Gojek, GoTo Financial, dan Tokopedia.

Nila juga bilang, IPO menjadi salah satu tujuan Gojek bersama Tokopedia dalam rangka mendukung pertumbuhan perusahaan ke tahap selanjutnya. Sayangnya, untuk saat ini belum ada detail yang dapat disampaikan mengenai rencana IPO tersebut.

Lebih lanjut, dengan terbentuknya GoTo, perusahaan ini berupaya untuk menghasilkan dampak yang lebih besar dan signifikan kepada seluruh pemangku kepentingan di dalam ekosistemnya. “Prioritas kami adalah untuk tetap fokus dalam menyediakan platform terbaik untuk jutaan konsumen, mitra usaha, dan mitra lainnya di ekosistem kami,” pungkasnya.

Sumber : Kontan, 07.06.2021.

[060621.EN.SEA] Wan Hai Places US$500m Order For Four Box Ships At Samsung Heavy

 

TAIWAN'S containerline Wan Hai has placed an order at South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries for four containerships worth between US$474 million and $500 million.

The four 13,100 TEU ships are scheduled to start delivering from the second quarter of 2023. The deal includes potential equipment upgrades on the vessels.

"This new shipbuilding contract is the latest fleet upsizing plan to ensure the company's vessels stay competitive and to support continuous market development," Wan Hai said in a statement.

In March this year, the company also ordered five 13,200 TEU containerships at Hyundai Heavy Industries, set to start delivering in Q1 2023.

Wan Hai currently operates a fleet of 83 owned and 62 chartered vessels, reports Singapore's Splash 247.

Source : HKSG / Photo : Maritime Business World.

[060621.ID.BIZ] Soal Usul Pemerintah Menaikkan PPN Menjadi 12%, Begini Kata Pengamat Perpajakan DDTC

 

KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Pemerintah mengusulkan untuk mengubah tarif Pajak Pertambahan Nilai (PPN) yang semula sebesar 10% menjadi 12%. Aturan tersebut ada dalam dokumen revisi kelima Undang-Undang (UU) No. 6 Tahun 1983 tentang Ketentuan Umum dan Tata Cara Perpajakan yang diterima Kontan.co.id.

Pengamat Perpajakan dari Danny Darussalam Tax Center (DDTC) Bawono Kristiaji mengatakan, kenaikan tarif PPN perlu dipahami bahwa secara internasional. Bahwa bench marking tarif Indonesia masih berada di bawah tarif global. Sehingga ruang untuk diadakannya kenaikan tarif masih ada.

Bawono menilai, terdapat beberapa negara yang juga mengambil langkah peningkatan tarif PPN ini dalam rangka konsolidasi fiskal di tengah masa pandemi Covid-19.

“Belajar dari krisis sebelumnya, pola penerimaan PPN juga umumnya lebih cepat pulih dibanding pajak lainnya. Sehingga pos ini relatif lebih bisa diandalkan sebagai mesin penerimaan paska krisis,” ujar Bawono kepada Kontan.co.id, Minggu (6/6).

Selain itu, menurut Bawono, PPN digunakan sebagai salah satu jenis pajak konsumsi yang juga relatif less distortive terhadap perekonomian. Sehingga menurutnya, opsi kebijakan kenaikan PPN menjadi 12% adalah keputusan yang relatif tepat.

Terkait estimasi dan dampak penerimaan terhadap penerimaan pajak, Bawono masih menimbang-nimbang dampak tersebut.

Sumber : Kontan, 06.06.2021.

[050621.EN.AIR] GlobalX Inks LOI For Five More A321 Conversions

 

GLOBAL Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to lease additional Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft.

The US company signed the LOI to lease five A321s with ST Engineering's Aviation Asset Management unit.

In October, GlobalX signed a letter of intent to lease 10 converted Airbus A321 freighters from the asset management specialist Vallair, reports London's Air Cargo News.

ST Engineering will acquire the five Airbus A321 passenger aircraft on its own or through its joint venture companies and finance these aircraft through a mix of equity and non-recourse debt.

These aircraft will be converted and maintained at ST Engineering's global facilities, with the first A321 aircraft to be converted in April 2022 and placed on lease in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The remaining four P2F aircraft will be converted and leased to GlobalX progressively.

Chairman and chief executive of GlobalX, Ed Wegel, said: "We are extraordinarily pleased and honoured to be working with ST Engineering on our fleet of A321P2F, which is a game changer in the air freight industry. We look forward to working very closely with ST Engineering, a world-class solution provider in aircraft maintenance and freighter conversion, and subsequently in other ways as we grow GlobalX."

Yip Hin Meng, executive vice president and head of aviation asset management, ST Engineering, said: "We are delighted to be able to support GlobalX as they make their foray into the growing airfreight market with our end-to-end Aviation Asset Management solutions."

Source : HKSG / Photo : Global Airlines Group.

[050621.ID.BIZ] ALFI Dukung Reaktivasi KA Logistik Priok-Surabaya

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA - Asosiasi Logistik dan Forwarder Indonesia (ALFI) mendukung reaktivasi angkutan logistik kereta api (KA) yang terintegrasi dengan terminal petikemas, yakni dari Tanjung Perak Surabaya tujuan Terminal Pasoso, Tanjung Priok Jakarta.

Ketua Umum DPP ALFI Yukki Nugrahawan Hanafi menilai selain dapat mengefisiensikan proses bisnis logistik, layanan tersebut diyakini dapat mendukung kelancaran arus barang serta mengurai kemacetan yang selama ini kerap terjadi di jalur distribusi dari dan ke kawasan Tanjung Priok.

"ALFI sangat mendukung langkah tersebut, sebab bagi pebisnis logistik layanan ini bisa menjadi pilihan moda transportasi barang terutama untuk tujuan Tanjung Priok, termasuk juga seperti ke Cilegon," ujarnya dalam siaran pers, Sabtu (5/6/2021).

Menurutnya, dengan reaktivasi tersebut, pengguna jasa atau pebisnis logistik mendapatkan pilihan moda yang terintegrasi dan diharapkan dapat memberikan efisiensi waktu.

Yukki yang juga Chairman Asean Federation of Forwarders Association (AFFA) itu menambahkan, kolaborasi BUMN antara PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) atau KAI dan PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) atau Pelindo III merupakan langkah konkret dalam mewujudkan program pemerintah terkait kelancaran arus barang dan memacu kinerja logistik performance Indonesia (LPI).

"Angkutan logistik melalui KA dapat memberikan nilai lebih untuk industri logistik dan kepelabuhanan nasional maupun industri pendukungnya [hinterland] sehingga terwujud konektivitas layanan logistik yang lebih baik," imbuhnya.

Sebagaimana diketahui, PT KAI telah meresmikan konektivitas rute KA angkutan petikemas dari Tanjung Perak Surabaya tujuan Terminal Pasoso, Tanjung Priok. Hal itu ditandai dengan diberangkatkannya 10 rangkaian gerbong berkapasitas 20 TEUs dari pelabuhan Tanjung Perak menuju Tanjung Priok pada 3 Juni 2021.

Direktur Utama PT KAI Didiek Hartantyo mengatakan reaktivasi jalur kereta api yang terintegrasi dengan Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) selaras dengan visi KAI yaitu menjadi solusi ekosistem transportasi terbaik untuk Indonesia.

Melalui reaktivasi ini, kegiatan muat dan bongkar barang yang sebelumnya dilakukan di Stasiun Kalimas, maka saat ini bisa juga lewat Terminal Petikemas Surabaya.

Usai dilakukan proses reaktivasi, TPS kini memiliki 2 jalur kereta api yang masing-masing mampu mengakomodir angkutan KA Barang Petikemas dengan rangkaian 10 GD, sehingga total kapasitas muatnya adalah 20 GD berkapasitas 40 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs).

Adapun komoditi yang dilayani di Terminal Petikemas Surabaya yaitu petikemas multikomoditi ekspor-impor.

Sumber : Bisnis, 05.06.2021.

[040621.EN.SEA] X-Press Pearl 'A Total Loss', Sri Lanka Faces 'Worst' Marine Disaster

 

THE smouldering wreck of the X-Press Pearl has settled onto the ocean floor after water flooded the engine room, according to the latest information from its owner's spokesman.

Even though the aft of the vessel had settled on the seabed, the forward portion of the ship was still afloat and salvors had hoped to attach a tow line to move the ship away from the Sri Lankan coastline, reports The Loadstar, UK.

Experts believe the vessel will now be declared a total loss and, while this has not been officially confirmed, an accident specialist said the latest images of the X-Press Pearl suggest there is no way back for a vessel that was only delivered in February.

The vessel was carrying chemicals and plastic pellets which have been burning off the coast of Sri Lanka for nearly two weeks. It also was carrying 1,486 containers. Eighty-one of those were dangerous goods containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid. At least one container has leaked nitric acid.

A spokesman for Sri Lanka's Navy, Captain Indika de Silva, said the ship was loaded with 350 tonnes of oil, and a combination of heavy fuel and marine fuel. He said it was "too early to say about an oil spill," but warned that there was "still a possibility."

The New York Times reported that Sri Lanka's Marine Protection Authority has described the spill as "probably the worst beach pollution in our history."

Dr Asha de Vos, a marine biologist said: "This is one of the worst marine disasters that has happened in Sri Lanka. Our only saving grace is that there was no oil spill. If that happens, that will be incredibly tragic."

Kanchana Wijesekera, Sri Lanka's minister of fisheries, said that if there is a spill, booms and skimmers will be used around the vessel and at strategic locations, and spray will be used to disperse the oil slick.

Sri Lanka has temporarily banned fishing along a 50-mile stretch of its coast, where nitric acid has leaked into the water, and plastic pellets have washed up ashore.

X-Press Feeders, the company that operated the vessel, said the ship's crew had requested it be permitted to offload the leaking container at two previous stops, in India and Qatar, but were denied because the ports lacked the "specialist facilities or expertise" needed to "deal with the leaking acid." according to X-Press Feeders.

The Associated Press reported that Sri Lankan police are investigating the fire, and a court in Colombo has banned the ship's captain, the engineer and the assistant engineer from leaving the country. The government said it will take legal action against the owners of the ship, according to the wire service.

Source : HKSG / Photo : Shipping & Freight Resource.