SHIPYARD INDUSTRY OVER ORDER FOR 2009

Shipyard industry orders are booming in Batam Island this year. More than 40 shipyard companies are overload. They can’t take order any more for 2009. It’s happen every year in shipyard industry in Batam Island. The Head of Industrial and Trading of Riau Island Province Jon Arizal, said to me.

That the reason, why big foreign investors are come down to Batam Island to invest they money. The new one is the investor from Dubai, name of flag company is Dubai Dray
Dock. They will build the company beside the Panbill seashore of Batam Island. The investor will spend their money US$ 500 millions.

Actually, foreign investors not just will invest their money in Batam Island this year. They also bore through to Karimun Island of Riau Islands Province too. Because the seashore there very feasible to build the dock. One “big fish” begin to build the dock is Seipem, the investor from Italy. This company will recruit more than 3.000 workers and had advertised in the local papers. (!)