By: Choirul Fuadi)*
CIDISS – PT Pelni (National Shipping Lines) pulling the Egon Ship route from the port of Panglima Utar, Kumai, Central Kalimantan to Semarang, Central Java and vice versa at (6/4/2016). The community of Kotawaringin Barat Regency is disappointment to this decision.
Moreover, after the pulling, many parties argue that it will affect the price of a number of staples on the Pangkalan Bun, Kotawaringin Barat regency.
As it is known, the current Egonship has redirected to serve crossing from Surabaya, East Java to Makasar and vice versa.
Head of trading business Disperindag (Trading and industry agency) Kotawaringin barat, Eko Lusino, said concerns about the price of after pulling Egon ship.
“Sure, after pulling Egon ship, it will affect the prices of clothing and food needs on the market, because as long as Egon operates, the distribution of clothing and food are using Egon ship from Central Java ,” said him.
Certainly, a result of pulling the Egon ship, distribution of various goods from the Java Island will be bogged down if the number of vessels is insufficient. Moreover the Egon ship has lead as vessels in distribution of good to a number of areas in the Regency of Kotawaringin barat, Lamandau , and surrounding areas.
Meanwhile, Kobar Regent will be coordinating with PT Pelni Pangkalan Bun and questioned the reason Pelni Center turned its line Egon ship.