Amid Global Turmoil, 10 Pelindo Container Terminals Successfully Exceed Q1 Targets

The global logistics industry is facing pressures due to rising energy costs, supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical tensions. Amid this situation, the performance of several domestic container terminals (TPK) is showing a positive trend in the first quarter of 2026. Data compiled from PT Pelindo Terminal Petikemas (SPTP) indicates that 10 terminals managed to exceed targets up to March 2026. The ten TPKs include TPK Nilam achieving 118.24% of target, TPK Semarang 117.26%, TPK Sorong 109.02%, TPK Kendari 107.03%, TPK Teluk Lamong 105.1%, TPK Merauke 103.86%, TPK Surabaya 102.09%, TPK Jayapura 101.36%, TPK Makassar 100.75%, and IPC Terminal Petikemas 100.6%. These achievements reflect high loading and unloading activities as well as increasing goods distribution flows in each region, including eastern Indonesia. The Head of the Merauke Branch of PT Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines (SPIL), Puji Harmoko, stated that this increase aligns with Merauke’s designation as a National Strategic Project (PSN). “A lot of construction materials and heavy equipment are entering from Java Island,” he explained in a written statement received by Kompas.com on Wednesday (22/4/2026). In addition, commodities entering TPK Merauke have also undergone changes. “Several commodities, such as fruits, onions, and plantation products, are starting to arrive in larger quantities. This opens up new economic potential for the easternmost region of Indonesia,” said Puji. Nevertheless, this logistics growth is deemed insufficient. Without support for infrastructure, operational efficiency, and appropriate policies, the logistics burden could continue to pressure businesses and the public. Some triggers for this increase include the momentum of goods transportation during the Eid al-Fitr holiday period in February-March and additional container flows from changes in PT SPIL’s ship distribution patterns (transhipment) now routing through Sorong Port. The Terminal Head of TPK Sorong, Welta Selfie, said that this growth is inseparable from the terminal’s transformation process. “Sorong Port, which previously operated conventionally, has now developed into a more modern and standardised container terminal,” he stated.