ASDP Ketapang Implements Very Dense Scenario for Return Flow on H+7
Banyuwangi (ANTARA) - PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) Ketapang Branch, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, is implementing a very dense scenario by operating 32 vessels on the Ketapang (Banyuwangi)-Gilimanuk (Bali) route during the peak return flow on H+7 of Lebaran 2026, on Sunday.
General Manager of PT Indonesia Ferry (Persero) Ketapang Branch, Arief Eko, stated that of the 32 operating ferries at today’s peak return flow, 18 vessels are applying the arrive-unload-depart (TBB) scheme to ease the density of four-wheeled vehicles (private cars) and motorcycles, including logistics trucks.
“Those operating with the TBB pattern at MB-IV Dock are four units, at LCM 11 units, while at Bulusan Dock there are three ferry vessels applying TBB,” he said at Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, on Sunday.
According to Arief, so far the crossing flow during the peak return remains controllable from the port side and the readiness of the vessel fleet, which is currently mostly operated fully under TBB to reduce vehicle build-up at Ketapang Port.
“We continue to coordinate with regulators (KSOP, BPTD) and the police for the smooth return flow of crossings from Ketapang-Gilimanuk,” he said.
From observations, today’s H+7 Lebaran return flow arriving at Ketapang Port is dominated by motorcycle returnees, followed by four-wheeled vehicle returnees (private cars).
Even the swelling number of motorcycle returnees heading to Gilimanuk Port (Bali) via Ketapang Port (Banyuwangi) has forced ASDP Ketapang to use the four-wheeled vehicle ticketing gate, as the motorcycle tollgate is full of motorcycle queues.
Data from the Ketapang Lebaran Transport Post for the 24-hour period of 28 March 2026 from 00.00 to 23.59 WIB or H+6 Lebaran recorded 208 vessel trips at Ketapang Port.
The total realisation of passengers crossing from Java to Bali on H+6 reached 49,523 people, down 12.4 percent from the same period last year at 56,539 people.
Meanwhile, the realisation of two-wheeled vehicles on H+6 Lebaran 2026 that have crossed is 8,925 units, down 15 percent from the same period last year at 10,498 units, while four-wheeled vehicles reached 5,513 units, down 13 percent from the same period last year at 6,335 units.
Then, trucks that crossed reached 998 units, up 10.2 percent from the same period last year at 906 units. Buses that crossed reached 345 units, down 11.1 percent from the realisation of the same period last year at 388 units.
The total of all vehicles recorded is 15,781 units that have crossed from Java to Bali on H+6, down 12.9 percent from the realisation of the same period last year at 18,127 units.