Indonesia Eases Moratorium On Private Port Licenses

Indonesia's Director General of Sea Transportation (Direktur Jenderal Perhubungan Laut or "DJPL") has issued a regulation that eases the moratorium it placed on the issuance of new Special Port Licenses and the extension of Private Port for Temporary Public Use Licenses last year.

The DJPL issued Decree No. KP-DJPL 762 of 2022 dated December 22, 2022, regarding the Arrangement of Ancillary Licensing to Support Business Activities (Perizinan Berusaha untuk Menunjang Kegiatan Usaha or "PB-UMKU") of Special Port/Private Port, and/or the Stipulation of the Use of Special Port/Private Port for Temporary Public Use at the Directorate General of Sea Transportation Sector ("New Decree").