Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - The government is planning to build 15 new ferries until 2009 to replace old ones, a transportation official said here Wednesday.
"The program will hopefully improve people`s confidence in sea transportation," spokesman of the Transportation Ministry`s transportation system division NM Teweng told a meeting on West Nusatenggara (NTB) development planning taking place here April 16-19.
Many participants of the meeting had lodged complaints about old ferries which were still being used in inter-island transportation in NTB province.
They also expressed dissatisfaction about the condition of special ferry ports in NTB which only had worn-out ferries.
Teweng said the government had conducted an audit on all transportation sector modes to improve safety and comfort in transportation services.
He said the government was committed to improving national transportation service, safety and human resources development, science/technology improvement, energy saving and transportation business betterment in order to restore people`s confidence in the transportation sector.
Deadly accidents in air,sea and land transportation have befallen the country during the past few months.
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