ASDP Ketapang Strengthens Transport Capacity to Resolve Vehicle Queues
PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) continues to strengthen transport capacity and adjust vessel operational patterns to accelerate the dispersal of vehicle queues at the Ketapang Port (Banyuwangi) - Gilimanuk Port (Bali) crossing, while maintaining a primary focus on safety.
The Director of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero), Heru Widodo, expressed apologies to all service users for the inconvenience and waiting times experienced during the service recovery process.
“We understand that the queues and waiting times have a direct impact on public travel and logistics distribution. Our current focus is to accelerate the dispersal of queues in a measurable manner by optimising all available capacity without compromising safety aspects,” said Heru Widodo in a statement received in Banyuwangi on Tuesday.
He noted that field conditions are being continuously monitored as a basis for adjusting operational patterns. Vessel capacity, load distribution, and travel patterns are being dynamically regulated according to the queue conditions on both sides of the crossing.
As conditions on one side of the Ketapang-Gilimanuk route become more controlled, Heru continued, available capacity can be optimised to accelerate vehicle movement on the side still experiencing queues.
“We are continuously evaluating all these steps to ensure that recovery proceeds effectively until conditions return to stability,” he said.
According to Heru, as of Tuesday (29/9) at 06:00 WIB, the length of the vehicle queue on the Ketapang Port side was recorded at approximately 8.5 kilometres, with the tail of the queue located around Sangkong Beach and Parasputih. The waiting time was approximately 34 minutes, with the queue dominated by logistics vehicles, while no queues were reported on the Gilimanuk side.
To accelerate the dispersal of queues, he stated that 27 ships are being operated on the Ketapang-Gilimanuk route, with strengthened travel patterns of up to 8 trips. The fleet consists of 14 regular ships serving via MB Pier and nine regular ships via LCM Pier.
“Additionally, there are four Tanjung Balai (TBB) assistance ships strengthening the service, consisting of one ship at MB Pier and three ships at LCM Pier,” said Heru Widodo.