Koster Requests Additional Logistics Shipping Trips to Nusa Penida

Bali Governor Wayan Koster has asked the Bupati of Klungkung to increase the number of logistics delivery trips to Nusa Penida. This request follows the price differences for basic commodities between the mainland and the island region. The request emerged during a meeting with the Bupati of Klungkung discussing the approval of the Padangbai-Nusa Penida shipping route at Jayasabha, Denpasar, Bali, on Monday (15/6/2026). “If this additional trip is successfully implemented, then in the future the price difference between mainland Klungkung and Nusa Penida will no longer occur, because supplies will be smooth and stocks will also be secure,” Koster said in an official statement received by detikBali, Tuesday (16/6/2026). “Even though there will be an increase in subsidy from twice at Rp 1.4 billion to three times at Rp 2.1 billion,” he continued. Koster added that with the pioneer service pattern, deliveries of goods, especially basic necessities, to Nusa Penida could be made 3-4 times a day. Meanwhile, based on an explanation from the Head of the Bali Transportation Agency, I Kadek Mudarta, a study by the Class II Land Transportation Management Centre (BPTD) Bali examining load factor data and applicable tariffs shows that operational services on the Padangbai-Nusa Penida route are not yet commercially viable. “Additionally, there is an affirmation from the Director of River, Lake and Ferry Transport Infrastructure of the Directorate General of Land Transportation at the Ministry of Transportation that does not permit two types of services, pioneer and commercial, on one shipping route,” Mudarta said. He continued that commercialisation could potentially pose risks, such as private ship services being halted because they are unprofitable and dependent on spikes in goods prices. Therefore, the Bali Provincial Government has asked the Klungkung Regency Government to adjust tariffs by reviewing the existing rates and proposing new tariffs while considering input from the user community.