Scomi to sell stake in Indonesian ops: Report
Saturday, July 10 2010 - 12:55 AM WIB
A source said the sale was a result of cabotage laws in Indonesia and the current trend where large coal mines were moving to take control of the logistics of shipping coal.
The buyer, said to be involved in the coal business, would become a strategic partner for Scomi Marine?s business in Indonesia.
According to its annual report, the company carried almost 28 million tonnes of coal in 2009.
Scomi Marine on Friday halted trading in its stock on Bursa Malaysia until the close of trading on Tuesday.
The company said in a filing the suspension of trading was to facilitate a material corporate exercise involving a substantial transaction which would entail the disposal of certain subsidiaries of the company.
Scomi Marine has an 80.54% stake in PT Rig Tenders Indonesia Tbk, a company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
According to its website, Rig Tenders is involved in the chartering of tugs and barges to transport coal and other bulk aggregates as well as chartering of supply vessels, work-over and accommodation barges to support the offshore oil and gas industry.
Rig Tenders currently owns and operates a fleet of 53 vessels consisting of 10 supply vessels, 25 tug boats, two accommodation/work-over barges, nine flat-top barges and seven self-discharging barges. (*)