Anticipating Logistics Crisis, Tanjung Priok KSOP Conducts Oil Spill Response Simulation

JAKARTA - The Main Tanjung Priok Harbour Master’s Office and Port Authority (KSOP) held a simulation for handling oil spills due to ship accidents in the Tanjung Priok Port area, North Jakarta, on Tuesday (12/5/2026).

The simulation was carried out through a scenario of a ship collision caused by engine failure or malfunction, triggering oil pollution in the port basin.

Head of the Main Tanjung Priok KSOP, Captain Heru Susanto, stated that the simulation was conducted to ensure an integrated response from all port stakeholders in the event of an emergency.

According to him, emergency responses need to be carried out quickly and in a coordinated manner because Tanjung Priok is one of the main centres for national logistics flow and Indonesia’s international trade.

The simulation, named Joint Exercise Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) Oil Spill, involved more than 30 port stakeholders.

In addition, the simulation also tested the emergency command system, cross-terminal coordination, activation of the command centre, securing shipping lanes, and steps for recovering port operations after the incident.

The Tanjung Priok KSOP stated that the exercise is part of the implementation of the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) developed together with Pelindo Regional 2 and other port stakeholders.

“The BCMS document establishes eight critical risk scenarios as the main reference for managing port operational continuity, namely health pandemics, terrorism, mass unrest, major fires, oil spills, severe logistics congestion, power disruptions, and natural disasters,” he said in the same official statement on Tuesday.

“This BCMS document is dynamic and will continue to be developed in line with the development of risks, the complexity of port operations, and global supply chain challenges,” he added.