Indonesia suspends move to require coal exporters to use national carriers

摘要

Indonesia has postponed the implementation of aregulation that would require coal exporters to use nationalmaritime carriers and domestic insurance services amidconcerns about its impact on international trade, sourcessaid in February. The government has given its tradeministry up to a year to revise the policy, the sources said.“I think it is right for the government to postpone [thisregulation] and try to come up with a better solution,” amajor Indonesian coal miner said. The government, coalexporters and shipping companies are to gather for moremeetings to discuss the regulation, which applies to coaland crude palm oil (CPO) exporters.