Building PT Pelni (Indonesian National Shipping) is located on Jl. Tantular MPU 25, Semarang is included in the Old City section of Semarang.
This building was originally occupied by NV BOUWMAATSCHAPIJ. ie company engaged in the Expedition Ship Loads.
This building is located on the banks of the river, because at that time the river navigable vessel with a large size, so that the ship can be docked and do the loading and unloading in front of the office.
Pelni, short for Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia, is the biggest shipping company providing transport between Indonesia's many islands. Those with time on their hands or unwilling to fly to e.g. Kalimantan, Maluku or Papua eventually end up in a Pelni office.
The Pelni office building in Semarang originally belonged to Pelni's predecessor in colonial times, the KPM, Koninklijke Pakketvaart Maatschappij (Royal Shipping Company, since 1888). The building went over to Pelni after the government of the Republic of Indonesia in 1957 decided to nationalize Dutch assets in the country.
