Estimated Logistics Business Grows 10% in 2018: http://industri.bisnis.com/read/20171107/98/706742/bisnis-logistik-diestimasi-tumbuh-10-pada-2018/7 November 2017

The Indonesian Logistics Association (ALI) estimates that logistics business will grow 10 percent in 2018, one of which will be supported by electronic commerce or e-commerce trends. Chairman of the ALI, Zaldi Ilham Masita said the growth projection of 10% is moderate. In the last ten years logistics business in ALI records has always been growing rapidly beyond the national economic growth.

However, in the last two years growth slowed to 10% - 12% of the average growth of 15%. Zaldi explained that the growth of logistics will be supported by the outsourcing of logistics handling from the company to third parties that are considered more efficient operationally. Foreign investment also makes logistics business increase after the negative list of investments (DNI) is relaxed where now foreign investors can now own shares up to 67%. The development of e-commerce and infrastructure is also believed to support logistics business.

Indonesia Logistics Industry is Far Behind: http://harian.analisadaily.com/ekonomi/news/industri-logistik-indonesia-jauh-tertinggal/363975/2017/06/17-17 June 2017

Indonesia's logistics industry is currently far behind compared to neighboring countries. General Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Logistics and Forwarders (ALFI), Yukki Nugrahawan Hanafi said that Indonesia currently ranks fourth from all Asean countries under Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. One of the reasons is that Indonesia is late in anticipating the economic changes that have occurred since the 90s. Previously, the 70s and 80s, still the same as Singapore, but after that, left behind, because less quickly see the changes that occurred.

The government is also considered not to optimize sea transportation as the main transportation. As a country with a larger seascape, are not supposed to give a greater portion of the budget for the land. Transportation and logistics have an important role to play in improving the nation's competitiveness, especially in terms of price stabilization and economic integration.

However, there are still some obstacles that must be faced, such as the cost of logistics delivery is still too high, the limitations of infrastructure to the quality of human resources is not adequate.