IWC is an annual competition which is jointly organized by government of Indonesia and government of Netherlands to improve the awareness of Indonesia’s young generation to maritime issues. On this third IWC, the theme is Eco-Smart Port, Port Management Design that considers PPP (people, planet, profit) principles and rely on development of automatic and semiautomatic technology on its operation.

After a sequence of individual selection, 25 students of various universities in Indonesia and Australia, represented by University of New South Wales (UNSW), is grouped within 5 teams on the final. Each team is challenged to design Lamong Bay Terminal Surabaya using Eco-Smart Port principals.

As a solution, Ririn and Fayed propose a design named “Lamong Bay for Better Indonesia”. The innovation and design it offers include Integrated Industry Clustering, Port Railway and Wind Turbine, Waste Water Treatment Plant, Lamong Green Area, Fisherman Village, and Marine Conservation for Ecosystem and Tourism.

One of the most favorable aspects of their design is utilization of railway transportation on port, powered by wind turbines installed around the port. The people around the port also gets improved and mentored in Fisherman Village Program. Development to existing mangrove ecosystem as tourism spot will also be conducted.

Fayed explained that the team employed a strategy in which they studied all developable potential of the port. The team’s advantage is how they see the development of port not only from the operational aspect but also from the surrounding community. They said that the idea was inspired from a material presentation addressed by the organizers, such as Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Van Oord, Waskita Karta, Deltares, and Pelindo III. “Being smart is not enough, we requires confidence and optimism in life,” Fayed said.

One of the biggest challenges they faced when participating in the competition is to working in a team with different cultures. In their team, Fayed and Ririn worked together with two students from UGM and one student from ITS.

“Solution that this team came up with is the accumulation of ideas from each member of the team that has different scientific background,” Fayed said. In addition, communication is also a challenge because their performance is assessed by people from Netherlands.

Fayed and Ririn are on their final year at the university, but they plan to keep on participating in competitions because they believe it can develop their capacity regarding various discipline of science for thinking in a big and diverse team.

Reporter: Prihita Eksi Cahyandari (Petroleum Engineering 2015)