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Kemenhub Supports The SIMBARA Application Through Inaportnet

The Ministry of Transportation will continue to develop the Inaportnet port system application, one of which is to provide support for the Mineral and Coal Information System (SIMBARA) application. This was conveyed by Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi at the Launching and Socialization Event for the Implementation of Nickel and Tin Commodities through SIMBARA, in Jakarta, on Monday (22/7).

"We have and will continue to make efforts to develop Inaportnet to strengthen SIMBARA, in order to improve efficiency and compliance in monitoring mineral cargo at ports. Collaboration between ministries and institutions makes it easier for relevant regulators at ports to monitor and validate cargo, State Revenue Receipt Number (NTPN) royalties, and survey result sheets issued by surveyors," said the Minister.

So far, the use of Inaportnet data has increased the efficiency of time and cost of port services. The integration of Inaportnet with the Single Submission System (SSm) for Transporters has accelerated the process of submitting documents electronically, reflecting effective and efficient digital transformation in the port sector. This application has also been integrated with SIMBARA to enhance supervision of mining commodities and state revenue from mining commodities.

"By 2023, Inaportnet has been implemented in 264 ports throughout Indonesia. Out of the 54 ports handling mineral and coal commodities, 20 ports with the highest cargo volumes have become the main focus of supervision. These efforts have had a significant impact on increasing the number of ship visits and Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP)," the Minister added.

The SIMBARA application was launched in March 2022. It involves several related ministries including the Ministry of Finance, the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Trade, and the Ministry of Transportation. SIMBARA is part of the implementation of the development and construction of an integrated information system and the exchange of data and/or information from mining commodity business activities.

Initially, SIMBARA specifically focused on mineral and coal commodities. Currently, the use of SIMBARA has been expanded to also monitor tin and nickel commodities. So far, the implementation of SIMBARA has had a positive impact on state revenues. For example, prevention of illegal mining (mining without a permit) worth Rp 3.47 trillion, additional state revenues from analytical data and risk profiling of business actors amounting to Rp 2.53 trillion, and the settlement of receivables from the implementation of the automatic blocking system, which is also part of SIMBARA, amounting to Rp 1.1 trillion.

The potential state revenue from nickel and tin commodities is very large. Indonesia is one of the world's largest producers of nickel and tin. Indonesia's nickel reserves reach around 21 million tons or 24% of the world's total reserves. While Indonesia's tin reserves rank second in the world with reserves of 800 thousand tons or 23% of the world's reserves.

"We appreciate what was initiated by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and the Minister of Finance so that the conditions in the field are more orderly. This is very positive at the operational level. We strongly support so that the benefits for the country's interests can be felt more," said the Minister of Transportation.

Also present at this event were the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif, Deputy Chair of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nurul Ghufron, Director General of Sea Transportation Antoni Arif Priadi, and various high-ranking ministry officials.

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