National fish logistics system was implemented this year

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National fish logistics system was implemented this year




National fish logistics system was implemented this year. Logistics fishery aims to boost the efficiency of the transportation costs of industrial supply distribution of fish upstream to downstream, as well as moving the fish processing industry.


Logistics fishery aims to boost the efficiency of the transportation costs of industrial supply distribution of fish upstream to downstream, as well as moving the fish processing industry.
- Saut Hutagalung

Director General of Processing and Marketing of Fishery Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Saut Hutagalung, in Jakarta, Wednesday (01/09/2013), points out, the first phase of national fish logistics system improvements done by creating two corridors fish distribution from the barn to the fish processing centers.

Two corridors include the east-west, the East Java and Maluku-lane north-south that Kendari East Java. Supply of fish from Kendari will be supported by Bau-bau (Southeast Sulawesi), Banggai Islands (Central Sulawesi), and the surrounding area. Meanwhile, the supply of fish in Ambon and Maluku supported by the surroundings.

Saut added that it plans to build cold storage at fishing ports in Kendari capacity of 500 tons, smells and Banggai Islands 50-100 ton capacity, 500 tons Ambon, Brondong (East Java), and Jakarta each with a capacity 1000-2000 ton.

"The construction of cold storage of fish to anticipate oversupply of fish in peak season and lean season shortages," he said. In addition, developing a transportation system such fleets transporting fish from production centers to the processing centers.

Months of January to March 2013, the technical planning is done, while operations in April-November 2013. He said he worked with the association freighter fish.