STRONG GROWTH, PELITA SAMUDERA SHIPPING’S Q1/2021 NET PROFIT ROSE MORE THAN 50% YOY
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PT Pelita Samudera Shipping Tbk (PSS) conducted antigen swab tests for its employees in Jakarta and Samarinda after the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The move is part of the company’s commitment to continue to implement health protocols for the health of all staff and Covid-19 transmission prevention in the company’s work environment.
In Jakarta, an antigen swab test was conducted at PT MSI Ship Management office, Sudirman Park, Central Jakarta on Monday morning (17/5). The Antigen swab test is in collaboration with the Maritime Occupational Health Center (BKKP) Directorate of Sea Transportation, Ministry of Transportation. The officer takes a sample of respiratory fluid from the nose with a test kit, then placed it in a special solution to see whether or not there is a coronavirus antigen. 87 employees took tests divided into several sessions to prevent crowds. The result showed no COVID-19 was detected based on the test results or Negative for all employees
Antigen swab test is routinely done every month in the company’s work environment (PSS &MSI). The test this time is mandatory due to the Eid holiday, and also to prevent office clusters.
Meanwhile, at the PSS Representative Office in Samarinda, 65 employees of PSS and PT Permata Bahari Shipping, a sister company of PSS, also conducted antigen swab tests on Tuesday (18/5) afternoon. The test was also in collaboration with BKKP Samarinda. The result showed no COVID-19 was detected based on the test results or Negative for all employees.
PSS branch office in Kendari is located in Citra Land, a new Lifestyle City Center and Central Business District (CBD) area in Kendari City. The inauguration of this branch office was attended by the Director of PSS Harry Chan, PSS Advisor Zulkarnaen Adinegara Corporate Secretary Imelda Agustina Kiagoes, and Capt. Komang representing MSI Ship management. Also present were Galley’s Kendari customers including Ferdinand Mapaye from Jakarta, and other stakeholders
The event went smoothly thanks to the excellent cooperation of team GA of the Samarinda team (Dedy Kusminto) and the PSS Kendari team. At least five employees are based here from the Department of Operations, Procurement, HSSE, Technical, and Crewing.
The strategic office location and close to Kendari New Port and Airport can be used to attract potential customers and investors in Kendari. Exports from Kendari are diverse because the potential of Southeast Sulawesi is diverse, including in the field of mining, a mainstay commodity in Southeast Sulawesi.
PSS as a reliable provider of logistics services and integrated marine transportation solutions is ready to support the local coal mining industry, minerals, and power plants in Indonesia by serving inter-island transportation to various industries, coal power plants, and other industries.
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PELITA SAMUDERA SHIPPING DISTRIBUTED 265 FOOD PACKAGES AND PROVIDE ALLOWANCE FOR ORPHANS IN FOUR CITIES DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN
Jakarta, 10 May, 2021 |
PT Pelita Samudera Shipping Tbk (PSS) distributed a total of 265 packages of food staples and allowance to orphans living in a number of orphanages and mosques in four cities this Ramadan. This activity is part of the Corporate Social Responsibility to the community or environment in which PSS operates. |
The distribution of food packages and allowance is carried out simultaneously in four PSS working areas, Jakarta, Samarinda, Berau, and Kendari. |
In Jakarta, PSS distributed 115 packages of food staples in two locations not far from PSS headquarters, at Yayasan Masjid Al Itishom in Karet Tengsin area, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta; and also, Yayasan Muslim Nusantara Foundation, in Kuningan, Setiabudi, South Jakarta. The food staple packages provided including rice, sugar, cooking oil, eggs, milk, tea, instant noodles, canned food, and syrup. In addition to food packages, PSS also provides allowances to orphans who live there. |
In Samarinda, East Kalimantan, the food packages and allowance were given to two places, in Al Hayat Orphanage as many as 20 packages of food and allowance. And also, to the FJDK Elderly & Orphans House as many as 45 packages of food and also allowance. While in Berau, the donation is given in the form of 25 packages of uniforms and allowance for Boarding school children and administrators who live in the school. |
At the new PSS branch office in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, 55 packages of food and compensation were distributed to the Sultan Al-Amin Foundation House. |
PSS President Director, Iriawan “Alex” Ibarat hopes that the donation provided can be useful and help to meet the basic needs of orphans in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic situation and also for Eid al Fitr Day. “We believe that creating a balance between business interests and realizing the welfare of society and the environment can make Indonesia better. Thank you to all of our employees who support and make this activity a success. “ |
PSS has three pillars that focus and aim to make Indonesia better, they are Indonesia Smarter, Indonesia Healthier, and Indonesia More Environmentally Friendly. |
The total value of donations provided in this activity amounted to more than Rp92 million.
*** Contributed byHariman ChalidCorporate CommunicationPT Pelita Samudera Shipping Tbk |
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