Reaching new depths: an interview with M. Firmansyah Arifin, CEO PT PAL Indonesia
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Channel: The Jakarta Post · 2016 · People & Blogs
The sun shone brightly one morning in Surabaya Port, East Java, setting a-shimmer a sea lined with muted, grey warships docked along the vast harbor. To the side stood one giant crimson-colored vessel, probed and prodded by dozens of men all across its surface still unfinished. "This is a work in progress of the second strategic sealift vessel [SSV] warship to be delivered to the Philippines,” a man dressed in cerulean uniform and white hard hat said proudly. The man, M. Firmansyah Arifin, is the president director of state-owned shipbuilder PT. PAL Indonesia (PAL). He recently took The Jakarta Post team across the extensive grounds of the company's shipyard. (The Jakarta Post / Liza Yosephine) Read our Longform story, 'Achieving mastery of the seas', here: http://www.thejakartapost.com/longform/2016/08/29/achieving-mastery-of-the-seas-indonesian-warship-factory-quietly-serves-the-world.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIKES, FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE The Jakarta Post's social media accounts for more interesting content! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jakpost Twitter: https://twitter.com/jakpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakpostimages/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/TheJakartaPostDigital
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