The new Shipping Law No. 17/2008 requires that a National Port Master Plan for Indonesia be developed. The responsible body, Directorate General of Sea Transportation (DGST), had never prepared such a plan before.

Seaport was appointed to provide assistance to Directorate General Sea Transport (DGST) in the preparation of a vision for the ports and Indonesia and policies through which the vision could be brought to reality. 

The support provided included:

• Advice and support in the development of long term market demand forecast for port services across Indonesia

• Structuring the plan and giving guidance to management of the plan’s development

• Developing capacity in the department; especially that for Public Private Participation

• Facilitating the team to prepare the plan and get input from other Government Departments