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SLUP Recognizes Top Performing Crews with 'The Best Vessel' Awards

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Sinarmas LDA Usaha Pelabuhan (SLUP) awarded "The Best Vessel Quarter 1 2026" to ships and crews demonstrating top performance.
  • The awards recognize outstanding operational performance among SLUP's fleet of 110-120 Indonesian-flagged vessels.
  • This initiative aims to set a benchmark for professionalism and encourage continued high performance across the company's fleet.

Sinarmas LDA Usaha Pelabuhan (SLUP) has honored its top-performing vessels and crews by presenting the "The Best Vessel Quarter 1 2026" awards. This recognition celebrates the exceptional performance of ships and their operational teams, including vessels like SLM Josephine, SLM Apollo 2, SLM Artemis 2, Mitra Kencana 4, and SLM Apollo 5.

Faoli Zebua, Head of Crewing at Sinarmas LDA Usaha Pelabuhan, stated that these awards are a fitting way for the company to appreciate its crew members. SLUP, a subsidiary of Sinarmas LDA Maritime Group, manages between 110 and 120 Indonesian-flagged vessels, employing 2,000 to 2,500 staff. Zebua explained that the company consistently evaluates vessel performance each quarter to identify and reward the best, motivating the crew to maintain their high standards.

We operate 110 to 120 Indonesian-flagged ships with a workforce of 2,000 to 2,500 employees, and we have our own ways to ensure ship operations continue to deliver their best performance. From the data we collect, every quarter we always assess the ships with the best performance, we give awards, this is important to do so that the crew continues to deliver their best performance.

— Faoli ZebuaExplaining the company's approach to recognizing and motivating its crew through performance awards.

The "best vessel" awards serve as a benchmark for professionalism, influencing the performance of SLUP's approximately 120 vessels. For 2026, SLUP is recognizing five ships across four categories: self-propelled barge, liquid tug, liquid tug SSKI, and tug boat. Sinarmas LDA Usaha Pelabuhan, a private shipping company and integrated logistics service provider operating throughout Indonesia, is a joint venture between Indonesia's Sinarmas Group and France's Louis Dreyfus Armateurs. The company specializes in transporting bulk cargo, both dry and liquid, and provides port operational services. Its operations are supported by a fleet of 250 trucks, 10,000 square meters of warehouse space, and 14,000 metric tons of liquid storage capacity.

For 2026, SLUP is giving awards to 5 ships in 4 categories. The 4 categories are self-propelled barge, liquid tug, liquid tug SSKI, and tug boat.

— Faoli ZebuaDetailing the specific categories for the "best vessel" awards in 2026.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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