ASDP Ketapang Deploys 40 Ferries to Clear Queues at Gilimanuk
PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) Ketapang Branch in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, is operating 40 ferries on the Ketapang-Gilimanuk route. The presence of these vessels aims to clear the long queues at Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana Regency, Bali.
“Today (H-3 Lebaran), we are operating 40 ferry units with a very intensive schedule to clear the queues at Gilimanuk Port,” said the General Manager of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry Ketapang/Gilimanuk Branch, Arief Eko, as quoted from Antara on Wednesday, 18 March 2026.
According to him, the operation of 40 vessels represents ASDP’s maximum effort to alleviate the congestion at Gilimanuk Port, where queues had reached 40 kilometres over the past two days. Arief stated that on H-3 Lebaran 2026, or Wednesday, 18 March 2026, the Lebaran homecoming queues at Gilimanuk Port are gradually being cleared, with the remaining queue at around 9 kilometres.
Arief explained that of the 40 operating ferries, 22 units are still subject to the full discharge and immediate departure (TBB) pattern. These 22 vessels only perform unloading without loading vehicles from Ketapang Port.
“There are four docks implementing the TBB pattern at Ketapang Port, namely MB1, MB4, LCM, and Bulusan Docks. Vessels arriving directly undergo unloading and immediately set sail without loading vehicles or passengers,” he said.
Arief added that ASDP is strengthening measures to accelerate the clearance of vehicle queues heading to Gilimanuk Port, which has seen a significant increase in the past few days. This coincides with the surge in public mobility ahead of the temporary closure of Gilimanuk-Ketapang crossing services for Nyepi Day from 18-20 March 2026.
“ASDP prioritises tactical measures with direct field impact. One of them is deploying the assistance ferry KMP Prima Nusantara owned by PT Jembatan Nusantara (JN) to the Ketapang-Gilimanuk route, which is already operating today,” he said.
Data from the Gilimanuk Lebaran Transport Post on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 (H-4 Lebaran), recorded 25,105 vehicles crossing from Bali to Java in 24 hours. This figure is up 1.6% from the same period last year, which was 24,716 units. A significant increase occurred in two-wheeled vehicles, reaching 16,909 units, or up 7.2%.