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        "id": 2009109,
        "msgid": "bima-regency-proposes-asdp-open-sape-makassar-route-to-reduce-logistics-costs-1790686420",
        "date": "2026-09-29 18:29:00",
        "title": "Bima Regency Proposes ASDP Open Sape-Makassar Route to Reduce Logistics Costs",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "The Bima Regency Government in West Nusa Tenggara is urging PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry to establish a new ferry route between Sape and Makassar. The initiative aims to streamline the distribution of local commodities such as shallots and salt to eastern Indonesia, thereby reducing logistics expenses and travel time.",
        "content": "<p>The Bima Regency Government, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), is encouraging\nPT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) to open a ferry crossing route between\nSape and Makassar. This route is considered a solution to cutting\nlogistics costs and accelerating economic mobility.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Bima Regency Transportation Agency, A Rifai,\nconfirmed this initiative. Furthermore, the Regent of Bima, Ady Mahyudi,\nhas officially submitted a formal request letter to ASDP regarding the\nopening of the Sape-Makassar ferry route.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is correct. The Regent has issued an official letter to ASDP.\nHowever, there has been no response so far as we are awaiting approval\nfrom the Director General of Land Transportation at the Ministry of\nTransportation,\u201d he told detikBali on Tuesday (29\/09\/202lar).<\/p>\n<p>In relation to this, the Bima Regency Government will hold\ndiscussions and invite several parties, including the General Manager of\nthe PT ASDP Sape Branch, the Head of Bappeda, the Head of the Public\nWorks and Spatial Planning Agency (PUPR), and the Heads of the\nTransportation Agencies of Bima and Dompu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo finalise and discuss this plan, God willing, a meeting with\nrelevant parties has been scheduled at the Bima Regency Bappeda Office\non Wednesday (30\/09\/2026),\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Rifai noted that opening the Sape-Makassar route is highly important\nand strategic. Key commodities from Bima Regency, such as shallots and\nsalt, could be easily supplied to regions including Papua, Manado, and\nKalimantan via the Port of Makassar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, the distribution of Bima\u2019s shallots and salt is not\nrunning smoothly because it relies on ships with quite high freight\ncosts,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Rifai emphasised that if the ASDP ferry crossing route from Sape to\nMakassar and vice versa is opened, it is certain that the commodity\ndelivery system will no longer require multiple rounds of loading and\nunloading.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is certain that goods will no longer need to be moved up and down\nmultiple times,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he added that the opening of the route is believed to\nimprove local economic development. The mobility of people and goods\nbetween Bima and Makassar will become smoother and faster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is also very important is that it can reduce travel time. The\nestimated journey is only about 11-12 hours,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bima-regency-proposes-asdp-open-sape-makassar-route-to-reduce-logistics-costs-1790686420",
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