Surabaya (ANTARA News) - Industry Minister Fahmi Idris commissioned ae National Ship Design and Engineering Center (NaSDEC) Building at the Surabaya Sepuluh November Institute of Technology (ITS) campus here on Tuesday.
The center was built on a 2,200-square-meter plot of land and comprised hardware and software facilities that had cost a total of Rp7 billion.
Present at the commissioning ceremony were among others Industry Ministry , Transportation Ministry and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry officials, and national shipping and shipyard business people
NaSDEC is a new institute which was built from 2004 to 2005 under a cooperation scheme between the Industry Ministry and ITS following the issuance of Presidential Instruction No 5/2005 on empowerment of the national shipping industry.
On the occasion, the industry minister said the shipyard industry was a strategic one for the future of transportation, mining, fishing, tourism, and the military`s main armament system (alutsista).
Fahmi said the shipping industry was being developed in order to be able to meet the potential demand for ships in domestic and foreign markets.
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