‘CAAIP (Corps Alumni Akademi Ilmu Pelayaran – Corps of Alumni of Merchant Marine Academy) is expected to become a ‘think tank’ for Indonesia maritime growth’, Iko Johansyah said his vision after he was elected as the chairman of the corps for 2023-2027 period.
Iko, from the class of 37 of the Academy – now known as STIP – that spent three years from 1994 to 1996 is so optimistic with the vision as most of the alumni are spreading at any key sectors of the maritime related industries.
In fact, most of the 11,800 alumni take the key position at government institutions especially at the Directorate of Sea Transportation, state owned enterprises such as state-owned shipping company PT PELNI, some leading private companies in shipping and logistics, and academicians as well.
“We are here, united by CAAIP. CAAIP is our home to share information, experience, and knowledge. What we share is not only for our alma mater (STIP), but further, for our maritime sector. And since most of the alumni play key position as decision makers in government institutions and private companies, CAAIP is very strategic to initiate a lot of concepts in maritime, transportation, and logistic industry development,” said Iko.
“Surely, with our educational background expertise and our extensive experience in private companies and government institutions, CAAIP is supported by competence human resources. So, it is very reasonable if we encourage this corps to be a ‘think tank’ in maritime sector development,” Iko, who took specialist in port and shipping management, said.
With his extensive operational and managerial experiences in the shipping company PT Pelayaran Korindo and earlier in some stevedoring companies, Iko is very optimistic to make CAAIP more solid, professional, and be able to provide significant contribution to the national maritime sector development.
Iko joined PT Pelayaran Korindo in 2012 and now is taking helmet as general manager. Since finishing study from merchant marine academy (AIP) in 1996, Iko had extensive experiences in some logistics and stevedoring companies. “I don’t just take part in the business, but my principle is take a lead in any business I joint.”
“And, that is what I want with this corps (CAAIP). I want CAAIP not just taking part, but it has to take a lead in the maritime sector development,” Iko underlined.
Data Base Update
For short-term, CAAIP will update data of all its members. “My short-term program is making data update of all alumni of AIP/STIP. This is the starting point to build up consolidation and solidity,” he said. Then, we will continue to make CAAIP Centre as a home for any alumni in which we can make regular discussion relating this sector development.
“To make our vision as a ‘think tank’ for maritime, we will start it from regular discussion. We actually have run routine discussion in CAAIP centre, but we will make it more intensive,” said Iko.