This Is KM Kelud Where The XVI GP Ansor Congress Was Attended By Jokowi, A Capacity Of 2 Thousand People

JAKARTA - PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Persero) or Pelni informed that the schedule of KM Kelud in early February 2024 was adjusted. This is because the favorite ships of the people of Batam Island and Medan will be used for the activities of the XVI Pemuda Movement (GP) Ansor from Jakarta to Semarang, Central Java. Head of the Kepni Company Secretariat Evan Eryanto said apologize to Pelni customers, especially prospective passengers of KM Kelud because they were disturbed by the change in the shipping schedule of KM Kelud. "We apologize for this inconvenience, let alone looking at the travel traffic on the Batam-Medan section and vice versa it is still quite crowded after Christmas and the new year yesterday. For this reason, we appeal to prospective passengers to be able to reschedule their journey or search for other transportation alternatives," said Evan.KM Kelud is a passenger ship owned by Pelni. With a carrying capacity of 2,000 people, KM Kelud serves a shipping route from Tanjung Priok-Batam-Tanjung Balai Karimun-Medan and vice versa. If according to the regular schedule, KM Kelud always arrives at Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, every Thursday night and departs on Friday night. The regular schedule will undergo a temporary adjustment because KM Kelud has been leased for use by GP Ansor which will organize XVI Congress activities during the voyage of Tanjung Priok to Tanjung Emas Semarang which will be dispatched on Friday (2/2).KM Kelud, which was originally scheduled to depart for Batam on Friday 2 February, shifted to depart on Sunday at 04.00 WIB from Tanjung Priok and returned to Tanjung Priok on Friday afternoon. Evan said the use of KM Kelud as the location of the GP Ansor event was Pelni's commercial activity under the passenger transport effort in the commercialization of the Pelni fleet-flavornel. It is said as an on board meeting package, any party can exclusively lease one Pelni ship to host events on board with the desired route.

"Of course holding meetings or gatherings of companies or organizations is much more unique if it is carried out in the middle of the sea. The facilities on board the Pelni ship are very adequate to carry out activities such as in ordinary hotels. There have been quite a number of institutions and ministries that have specifically rented one ship for their activities on the Pelni ship, sailing or only during clothing," said Evan. KM Kelud itself has been revitalized since late 2023. In addition to changing the color of the ship that follows Pelni's new logo, entertainment facilities such as cinemas and toilets and minimarkets also get a complete refresh so as to provide a new atmosphere for KM Kelud passengers.