Barantin Ensures Optimal Quarantine Services in East Java

The Head of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin), Abdul Kadir Karding, has confirmed that inspection and quarantine services in East Java are running optimally.

During a visit to the Quarantine Service Unit at the Juanda International Airport Cargo Terminal in Sidoarjo on Sunday, Karding conducted direct checks to ensure that quarantine services are effective, professional, fast, and compliant with statutory regulations.

“Today I am in East Java to observe the service process, primarily to ensure that the performance needs of services and inspections in the field are met,” said Karding.

He said that quarantine inspections and measures are the agency’s core functions and must be ensured to run well, so that service delivery and quarantine supervision at one of the entry and exit points for strategic commodities in East Java proceed smoothly.

Karding noted that a number of quarantine facilities and service activities—ranging from document inspection, commodity inspection, supervision of carrier media, to coordination between officers and stakeholders in the Juanda International Airport cargo terminal area—are running well.

In addition, Karding stated that the East Java Integrated Quarantine Installation located in the Puspa Agro area of Sidoarjo, which was inaugurated on Friday (8/5), is also performing quite well.

He confirmed that the installation will undertake various optimisation efforts so that it can handle up to 1,000 to 2,000 containers per day, up from the current realisation of 670 containers per day.

“We will fix issues in the field, such as electricity and equipment that must be promptly completed, in order to meet that target,” he said.

Meanwhile, Acting Head of East Java Quarantine, Hudiansyah Is Nursal, said that his office continues to strengthen supervision and services at all entry and exit points, including Juanda International Airport.

Hudiansyah said that synergy with airport management, relevant agencies, business operators, and the public is an important factor in realising an effective quarantine system.

“It should be noted that the traffic of commodities, including animals, fish, and plants, at the Juanda Airport Service Unit is high. Therefore, services and supervision by officers need to be improved to support the quarantine business process running well,” he said.