Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Inka Want to Compete

Bikini - PT Kereta Api (KA) want to PT Industri Kereta Api (Inka) trains can compete with foreign manufacturers, following the opening of an international tender for procurement of 2400 units of cars with a maximum budget of Rp1, 26 trillion.

VP of Public Relations of PT KA Sugeng Priyono said it set a ceiling of 2400 procurement budget with details of the carriage units 1200 units 1200 units of cars and carriages KKBW PPCW accordance bid accepted in the international market.

"Bidding for the Inca's could compete with foreign countries," he said today.

He declared the tender on procurement of cars this year that opened since last week could be followed by train from domestic manufacturers such as Inca and overseas manufacturers.

PT KA has set a 1200 procurement budget ceiling types KKBW carriage unit (coal-carrying train with two axles) worth Rp720 billion, Rp600 million per unit. For the procurement of 1200 units PPCW carriage type (cargo train without a roof and sidewalls) budget ceiling amounting to Rp540 billion, or Rp450 million per unit.

"The budget ceiling established by the company. It was so Inka also able to compete fairly with overseas manufacturers," Sugeng said.

Previously, Commercial Director KA Sulistyo Wimbo Hardjito says it requires a lot of cars to increase the capacity of state-owned freight railways that are still below 10%.

"For coal Transport 1200 KKBW just need to reach 20 million tons of freight in 2014," said Wimbo.

Wimbo explain the need for very large freight compartment after transport contract PT KA to get bottled water brand Aqua and Unilever products.

Order 2400 carriage be used to anticipate spikes in demand for goods transportation by railway, especially commodities coal, cement, water containers, steel, and goods of daily consumption needs.

PT KA at this year's target revenue from transportation of goods amounted to Rp2, 13 trillion by volume reached 23.91 million tons of freight. Contribution from the Sumatra railway goods estimated to reach Rp1, 44 trillion by volume of 12.48 million tonnes of freight.

She describes the target of commodities to be transported during this year al wood pulp, coal, fuel oil, fertilizers, containers, parcel, steel, latex, palm oil, palm oil liquid, water, and quartz sand.

In 2009, PT KA to book revenue from the transportation of goods amounting to Rp1, 7 trillion, with the realization of the transport volume of 20.72 million tonnes.

Wimbo explain the revenue from coal transportation in Sumatra in cooperation with PT BA is still dominant, namely Rp1, 19 trillion, with the realization of 11.14 million tonnes of freight.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Our Twitter

Telenovelas - Spanish fans likely will not be able to follow the development of his favorite team directly during the upcoming 2010 World Cup. Coach Vicente del Bosque banned all players to use social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.

Currently the European champions are 23 players, including striker Fernando Torres and midfielder Xavi and goalkeeper Iker Casillas, doing exercises in Las Rozas, on the outskirts of Madrid, since last Monday.

A spokesman for the Spanish Football Federation in its official page (www.rfef.es) said Del Bosque had told all the players that they should not use any social networking facilities for training and the World Cup in South Africa starting next June 11.

Issues of social networking is indeed time to make a fuss a few players. England striker Darren Bent was forced to apologize to the Director of Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy last year lantara spiciness comment on Twitter because of the refusal to melepasknya Spurs to Sunderland.

Real Madrid's Brazilian playmaker Kaka says he will close his Twitter account after Spanish media reported his wife uses the account for criticizing coach Manuel Pellegrini. The wife of the coach from the Chilean judge did not give him more time to play.