Indonesia Launches Online Logistics System for Batam Island

A 24-hour, one-stop digital logistics service for Indonesia's Batam Island that delivers streamlined trading procedures and serves as a digital hub for port services is now live, Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported April 8. The logistics hub will also be used for import/export permit applications and document submissions for trade on the island. The move is meant to bolster the ease of trade and spur investment in the Riau Islands, the home province of Batam, which lacks the efficiencies of nearby Singapore, HKTDC said. The new service will be delivered via the country’s existing National Logistics Ecosystem platform, which was set up to deliver streamlined, integrated trading procedures, while also acting as a digital hub for the described services.