NYK, Pertamina Ink Energy Transport MOU
From left, Gandhi Sriwidodo, Logistic, Supply Chain and Infrastructure director, Pertamina; Akira Kono, managing corporate officer and chief executive of NYK’s Energy Division, NYK; Tafkir Husni, president director, PIS. Photo: NYK
As demand for energy transportation, especially liquefied natural gas (LNG), is expected to increase in Indonesia, NYK and PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of PT Pertamina (Persero) agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for energy transportation.
The framework of the deal sees Pertamina, the largest oil and natural gas corporation in the state, and NYK in a strategic partners in energy transportation and covers ownership and management. The companies have already started discussions concerning a detailed joint business, particularly involving the ownership and management of LNG carriers as exclusive partners.
