Jakarta, Nov. 30 -- Indonesia has been re-elected as a Category C member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for the 2026-2027 term during the organization's thirty-fourth session in London, United Kingdom, on Friday.

In a statement on Sunday, Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi, who led the Indonesian delegation, said Indonesia secured its Category C seat with support from 138 countries, placing fifth among 26 candidates.

Category C consists of twenty states with special interests in maritime transport or navigation, and their election ensures representation from all major geographic regions.

The nineteen other Category C member states are the Bahamas, Belgium, Chile, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, Jamaica, Malaysia...