Joining the Global Maritime Axis

President Joko Widodo's dream of revamping the maritime sector has begun to take shape. After successfully launching six sea toll routes over the past year, the government is set to add seven new routes this year. The maritime connectivity program to minimize disparity in prices of basic commodities between Indonesia's main islands and remote areas has proven successful and has cut down logistic costs by 25 percent. The success can also be seen in the number of large foreign container vessels that now dock directly at the Tanjung Priok Port, instead of in Singapore.