ASDP Operates 35 Ferries to Ease Congestion of Mudik Travellers at Gilimanuk Port
PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (State-Owned Enterprise) Ketapang Branch in Banyuwangi, East Java, has increased operations to 35 ferry units from the previous 30 vessels to manage the growing congestion of mudik travellers at Gilimanuk Port in Bali.
Bayu Kusumo Nugroho, Coordinator of the Ketapang Ferry Port Service Unit at the East Java Class II Port Authority, stated that 35 ferries are now operating daily on the Ketapang-Gilimanuk route due to the continuous increase in holiday travellers at Gilimanuk Port.
“Previously, during normal mudik traffic, 28 ferries operated, which we increased to 30 units. Because traffic continues to increase today, we have further expanded to 35 ferries,” he said in Banyuwangi on Saturday.
Bayu explained that five additional large-capacity support ferries operate under a loading-focused pattern, meaning these five vessels prioritise passenger loading at Gilimanuk Port to ease congestion.
“So these five large-capacity ferries are prioritised for docking at Gilimanuk Port for passenger loading, while at Ketapang Port they only handle disembarkation,” he said.
ASDP Ketapang/Gilimanuk branch data indicates that on 8 days before Lebaran 2026 (Friday, 13 March 2026), 37,877 travellers crossed from Gilimanuk Port in Bali to Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi. Passenger numbers on this date decreased 30.5 per cent compared to the same period last year, which saw 54,478 passengers.
Two-wheeled vehicles crossing from Gilimanuk to Ketapang totalled 6,066 units, with four-wheeled vehicles at 3,573 units. Trucks crossing numbered 2,154 units, whilst buses totalled 383 units, bringing the total vehicle crossings from Bali to Java to 12,176 units on 8 days before Lebaran.
Conversely, total passengers crossing from Java to Bali on the same date reached 26,173 people, an increase of 6.2 per cent compared to 24,640 passengers in the same period last year. Total vehicles crossing from Java to Bali numbered 5,365 units, up 2.5 per cent from 5,235 units in the same period last year.