Long Queues of Mudik Travellers at Gilimanuk, ASDP Apologises
Heavy congestion of homebound traffic occurred at Gilimanuk Port in Bali. PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) issued an apology for the congestion in passenger transportation headed towards Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java.
“ASDP conveys its apologies for the discomfort experienced by some users of our services,” said Secretary of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) Windy Andale, as reported by Antara on Monday (16 March 2026).
Dock III at Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, has implemented a full “arrival unload departure” (TBB) pattern for support vessels to ease congestion and queues of homebound travellers at Gilimanuk Port in Bali.
“The implementation of the full TBB pattern at Dock III of Ketapang Port began today, 15 March 2026, as part of service acceleration,” said Windy Andale.
He explained that ferries arriving at Dock III at Ketapang Port only discharge cargo without loading vehicles from Ketapang (Banyuwangi).
Measures to Ease Gilimanuk Congestion
To alleviate congestion of homebound travellers at Gilimanuk Port, Windy continued, ASDP has been conducting intensive coordination with all stakeholders, including KSOP (port authority), the Police, the Armed Forces and local government, to accelerate operational management in the field and ensure vehicle movement in the port area remains well managed.
He stated that currently 35 vessels are operating around the clock to serve the flow of vehicles and passengers from Bali to Java. The addition of ships represents an optimisation of ferry services on the Ketapang-Gilimanuk route as homebound travel increases ahead of the closure of ferry operations during Nyepi Day.
“ASDP has added seven vessels from the normal fleet of 28 ships, bringing the current total to 35 vessels operating in rotation around the clock. With the fleet operating non-stop, transport capacity has increased so that the ferry process can proceed more quickly and vehicle queues can be eased gradually,” said Windy.
According to him, the increase in vehicle movement has occurred due to high public mobility and logistics vehicles seeking to cross ahead of the ferry service closure from Gilimanuk Port (Bali) during Nyepi Day on Wednesday to Friday (18-20 March).
He added that operations on the Ketapang-Gilimanuk route are also supported by 17 active docks, consisting of 9 docks at Ketapang Port (4 MB, 3 LCM, 1 pontoon, 1 Bulusan) and 8 docks at Gilimanuk Port (4 MB and 4 LCM).
“LCM docks are focused on serving logistics vehicles to maintain smooth goods distribution whilst separating large vehicle traffic from passenger vehicle traffic,” said Windy.