Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015): PERSPEKTIF “MARITIME SUPER-HIGHWAY” TERHADAP PERTAHANAN MARITIM INDONESIA

The Government aspires to restore the glory of Indonesia in the past in the maritime field with the current government’s vision, namely: axis maritime world. The success of this maritime super-highway can not be separated from the ability of the main supporting facilities and infrastructure, among others, the ability of the port. Southeast Asia is actually a highly strategic area of the economy. In this area there are at least several international cruise lines which are quite important, such as the Strait of Malacca. We can replicate the strategy used by the positioning Singapore seaport territory for purposes of transit of goods. There are several points where the waters is directly facing the port location and in international shipping lanes. Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) has a specificity that is not owned by other nations associated with a strategic presence. This raises the external threats and other forms of threats that have the potential to exploit the waters of Indonesia. In addition, we are also not good at utilizing the geographical location of Indonesia. In fact, the Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982, has set three Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes (ALKI) as shipping lanes and flight by ship or aircraft internationally. The third ALKI passed 45% of the total value of world trade, or approximately 1,500 US dollars. Unfortunately, an important geographical position has not been utilized properly. Evidently, we do not have transit ports for international merchant ships passing in 3 ALKI earlier. It is necessary for the implementation of development policy of Indonesian Maritime Continent global and integrated.