PTK optimistic about maintaining 2026 profit above Rp1 trillion
Bitung (ANTARA) - PT Pertamina Trans Kontinental (PTK) is optimistic it can maintain net profit above Rp1 trillion in 2026 through increased revenue and operational cost efficiency amid fluctuations in the rupiah exchange rate and global oil prices.
Acting President Director of PT Pertamina Trans Kontinental Eko Cahyadi said the projection is based on the company’s performance developments through the middle of the year.
“If we look at the current run rate, God willing, we can achieve above Rp1 trillion,” Eko said on the sidelines of PTK’s Coastal Education and Coastal Clean Up event at Tangkoko Beach, Bitung, North Sulawesi, on Saturday.
The target was announced after PTK booked a net profit of Rp1.32 trillion throughout 2025, a 23 per cent increase from the previous year’s Rp1.07 trillion.
According to Eko, the movement of the rupiah against the US dollar and fluctuations in global oil prices are among the external factors being continuously monitored as they can affect the company’s operational costs.
Despite facing these dynamics, he said the company is striving to maintain its performance by optimising revenue from each business line and keeping expenditures efficient.
“Certainly we will try to increase our revenue and profit as much as possible. God willing, this year we will reach Rp1 trillion, but we will still push for the maximum,” he said.
Eko explained that one of the strategies being implemented is a budget reserve, or setting aside allocations in several line items that can still be optimised without disrupting the company’s operational activities.
He added that this policy is being carried out to provide room to anticipate changes in business conditions while maintaining the continuity of operational activities and business development.
“For a company there are only two things: how to increase net profit, namely by increasing revenue and reducing costs. We are implementing budget reserves, but without disrupting operational activities, so efforts to increase revenue can still proceed,” he said.
PTK is a subsidiary of PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), part of Pertamina’s Integrated Marine Logistics subholding. The company has four business lines: the provision of support vessels, port services, coastal logistics bases or shorebases, and ship agency services.
In 2025, PTK operated a fleet of 370 vessels. According to company data, fleet commercial days reached 358.52 days, while commission days totalled 120,118 days and commercial days 119,390 days.
To sustain growth in 2026, PTK is continuing to strengthen its core business, improve operational excellence, pursue digital transformation, technological innovation, and new business development. The company is also expanding its ship agency market share, including for vessels outside the Pertamina Group.
In addition to cost control, Eko said energy efficiency and the application of sustainability principles are also part of the company’s strategy to strengthen long-term business competitiveness.
“The most important thing is how we ensure this business process is sustainable. What we are pursuing is how much carbon emissions we can reduce and how much energy saving we can achieve,” he said.
In 2025, PTK recorded an emissions reduction of 66,721 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) through green energy programmes, energy efficiency initiatives, and more sustainable operational optimisation.