{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1615081,
        "msgid": "ketapang-gilimanuk-crossing-becomes-congested-as-ferry-fleet-expanded-1773571936",
        "date": "2026-03-15 17:05:00",
        "title": "Ketapang-Gilimanuk Crossing Becomes Congested as Ferry Fleet Expanded",
        "author": "Anggara Wikan Prasetya",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry has increased its fleet on the Ketapang-Gilimanuk crossing from 30 to 35 vessels to manage surging passenger traffic ahead of the 2026 Eid holiday. Five additional large-capacity ferries will operate under a priority loading scheme at Gilimanuk Port whilst only unloading at Ketapang, with data showing 37,877 passengers crossing from Bali to Java on the eighth day before Eid, whilst traffic in the reverse direction has increased by 6.2 per cent.",
        "content": "<p>PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry\u2019s Ketapang branch in Banyuwangi, East Java,\nhas expanded its ferry fleet to 35 vessels from the previous 30 units to\nease the surge in passenger traffic at Gilimanuk Port, which continues\nto increase as the 2026 Eid holiday approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Bayu Kusumo Nugroho, Coordinator of the Ketapang Crossing Port\nService Unit at BPTD Class II East Java Province, stated that the rising\nexodus on the Ketapang-Gilimanuk route requires special handling through\nfleet expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Bayu explained that five additional large-capacity ferries will\noperate under a priority loading and unloading pattern, whereby the five\nvessels are prioritised for loading at Gilimanuk Port to ease passenger\nqueues, whilst Ketapang Port will only handle unloading operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese five large-capacity ferries will be prioritised to dock at\nGilimanuk Port for loading, whilst at Ketapang Port they will only\nperform unloading,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Based on ASDP Ketapang\/Gilimanuk data, on the eighth day before Eid\n2026 (Friday, 13 March 2026), a total of 37,877 passengers crossed from\nGilimanuk to Ketapang. This figure represents a 30.5 per cent decline\ncompared to the same period in the previous year, which recorded 54,478\npassengers.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst traffic from Bali to Java experienced a decrease, movement in\nthe opposite direction actually increased. The total number of\npassengers crossing from Java to Bali on the eighth day before Eid\nreached 26,173 persons, rising 6.2 per cent from the previous year\u2019s\n24,640 passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the total number of vehicles crossing from Java to Bali\nwas recorded at 5,365 units, an increase of 2.5 per cent compared to\n5,235 units during the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion of the fleet to 35 ferries demonstrates ASDP\u2019s maximum\nefforts to maintain smooth traffic flow on one of Indonesia\u2019s busiest\ncrossing routes. The special operational pattern for large-capacity\nvessels is also expected to alleviate the queuing of vehicles and\npassengers that surges ahead of the peak exodus period.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ketapang-gilimanuk-crossing-becomes-congested-as-ferry-fleet-expanded-1773571936",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}