ASDP Ensures Full Readiness to Manage Lebaran 2026 Ferry Crossings
Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Director of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) Heru Widodo affirmed the company’s full readiness to ensure smooth ferry crossings during the Lebaran 2026 holiday transport period.
Heru said service preparedness was being carried out through the strengthening of the fleet, ports, operational systems, and intensive coordination so that public travel would be safe, comfortable, and orderly without disrupting vehicle or logistics distribution.
“Optimal service is the priority so that the crossing experience is maintained throughout the mudik and return period for Lebaran Idul Fitri 2026,” Heru said in a statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Nationally, ASDP projects passenger movements during the Lebaran 2026 transport period to reach approximately 5.8 million people, an increase of 9.4 per cent compared with the previous period. Meanwhile, vehicle movements are estimated to exceed 1.4 million units, up 9.3 per cent.
With the fleet and infrastructure preparedness in place, Heru continued, ASDP is optimistic that ferry services can maintain smooth public mobility whilst ensuring logistics connectivity is preserved during the Lebaran mudik and return flows.
The state-owned crossing transport company is implementing full readiness to oversee ferry services ahead of the Lebaran 2026 mudik and return flows, including on the Merak–Bakauheni route, which once again serves as the barometer for national mudik mobility.
Heru explained that both ports serve each year as the main gateway for the movement of people and vehicles between Java and Sumatra, as well as a vital logistics distribution route.
To anticipate the surge in travel, service capacity has also been prepared through the Ferizy online ticketing system, with an initial quota for the busiest Merak–Bakauheni route of more than 1.5 million crossing tickets each way.
“And this number still has the potential to increase as the peak mudik period approaches,” he said.
Meanwhile, Heru continued, based on projections from the regulator — in this case the Ministry of Transport — the Merak–Bakauheni route is expected to be traversed by approximately six million passengers.
In response to the potential surge, ASDP is deploying 75 vessels in accordance with operational arrangements and adding express berths to two units to accelerate the vehicle loading process without compromising safety and comfort for service users.
Additionally, to support operations, ASDP is deploying 1,197 personnel at Merak and 786 personnel at Bakauheni to ensure that vehicle management, passenger services, and safety monitoring run at maximum capacity.
In line with this, the public is urged to book tickets early through Ferizy, which can be accessed from 60 days before departure, with tickets sent via WhatsApp or email and digital payment options, so that travel schedules can be planned with greater certainty whilst avoiding long queues during peak periods.
ASDP also reminded service users to obtain tickets before arriving at the port, to travel according to the departure schedule printed on the ticket, and to ensure that passenger data and identity information are filled in completely and correctly.
“This is to support smooth service processes during the Lebaran transport period,” Heru said.