ASDP Accelerates Ketapang Port Transformation to Strengthen National Connectivity
PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) is accelerating the transformation of Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, as part of efforts to strengthen national connectivity through capacity enhancement, improved governance, and the formulation of an integrated long-term development plan with the East Java Provincial Government.
President Director of ASDP Heru Widodo stated that strengthening Ketapang Port focuses not only on improving port facilities but also on building an integrated connectivity ecosystem. The development of dock capacity, vessel operation patterns, buffer areas, and traffic management outside the port area must be carried out in an integrated manner to address future growth in public mobility and logistics distribution.
Heru added that the experience of handling vehicle surges during the Lebaran transport period and school holidays has taught that service improvement can no longer rely solely on operational optimisation. Therefore, infrastructure strengthening and area governance are needed to anticipate long-term traffic growth, making Ketapang Port more adaptive to the dynamics of public mobility, logistics distribution, and tourism sector development.
According to him, Ketapang Port has long served as a strategic node connecting Java and Bali. Beyond serving public mobility, the port also plays a vital role in maintaining smooth logistics distribution and supporting the national tourism sector.
The commitment to accelerate this transformation emerged during a meeting between the ASDP Board of Directors and East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa in Surabaya on Thursday (2/7/2026). Heru explained that the company has prepared a phased development plan up to 2029, which includes increasing the capacity of several docks, optimising the Bulusan area as a logistics vehicle buffer zone, constructing connecting access roads, and developing new docks to support long-term operational smoothness.
Dock capacity enhancement will be carried out in stages starting this year as part of service strengthening on the Ketapang-Gilimanuk crossing. ASDP also emphasised that the transformation of Ketapang Port requires close collaboration between the central government, regional government, and all stakeholders.
“Ketapang Port is not just a crossing gate between Java and Bali, but a strategic node that supports national connectivity. Therefore, its development requires synergy from all stakeholders. ASDP is committed to continuously delivering safer, more reliable, and sustainable services through infrastructure strengthening, governance, and collaboration, so that the benefits can be felt by the public, the business community, and regional economic growth in the long term,” Heru said.
During the meeting, East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa expressed full support for the formulation of the Ketapang Port development masterplan, including encouraging its development as a national strategic project (PSN). According to Khofifah, port capacity enhancement must be prepared comprehensively through the optimisation of buffer zones on both sides of the crossing, improvement of vessel standards, development of connectivity to the Bulusan area, and cross-stakeholder synergy to form an integrated transportation system.