Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya | Thu, 12/17/2009 1:58 PM
The customs and excise office on Thursday received a 38-meter speedboat from state shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia to operate out of Tanjung Balai Karimun Port and patro for smugglers and poachers.
"We need vessels that can maneuver and quickly detect smuggling, which is growing more varied," Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said in her speech at the PAL office in Surabaya.
She added Indonesia's large maritime area needed better supervision from the customs and excise office to protect the economy.
PAL is scheduled to deliver another two vessels of the same type early next year to the customs and excise office.
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