Public Hopes for Improvements to Maritime Highway Program
The maritime highway program initiated by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the end of 2014 has not yet effectively reduced price disparities in a number of regions as expected.
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Nusantara Belt Ship 70, bearing the Tol Laut (sea toll) logo, docks on Wednesday (08/01/2020) at Tahuna Harbor the Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi. The cargo ferry serves many destinations in the Nusa Utara archipelago comprising the regencies of Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands, the Sangihe Islands, and the Talaud Islands, as well as ferries goods from the Logistik Nusantara 1 vessel that serves the Surabaya-Makassar-Tahuna sea toll route.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS —The maritime highway program initiated by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the end of 2014 has not yet effectively reduced price disparities in a number of regions as expected. The realization of the government\'s commitment to evaluate and improve the program is awaited by the public.
According to a survey conducted by Kompas Research and Development on 29 Feb-1 March, 2020, involving 544 respondents in 30 districts / cities, education about the so-called “sea toll road” program is still needed. A total of 51.84 percent of the respondents said they were aware of the sea highway program, while other 47.98 percent said they did not know about it.