Ahead Of The Christmas And New Year Holidays, Minister Of Transportation Dudy Checks The Readiness Of Tanjung Perak Port

JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi visited Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya ahead of the Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 (Nataru) transportation periods. His visit was carried out in order to check the readiness of the port.

Dudy also emphasized that shipping safety must be prioritized in the midst of dense sea transportation services at Tanjung Perak Port during the Christmas and New Year periods.

"I hope that all officers prioritize shipping safety. Do not miss the ship inspection and always pay attention to weather factors before leaving," he said in an official statement, Thursday, December 19.

Dudy said that the arrangement of services also needs to be considered so that there is no accumulation of passengers and vehicles at the port during the Christmas and New Year periods.

"Maintaining passenger in and outflows, please pay attention. Passenger access is also made easier, so that services are fast and comfortable," he said.

Based on data from the Operation Plan for the Implementation of Sea Transportation for Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 at Tanjung Perak Port, it is predicted that there will be an increase in passengers by 20 percent during the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year Transportation periods.

During the Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 periods, the number of passengers served at Tanjung Perak Port was 122,819 passengers, while this year it is predicted to be 147,383 passengers for the period 18 December 2024 to 8 January 2025.

To anticipate the increase in passengers, Tanjug Perak Port has also prepared a total of 41 ships out of 6 available operators with a total capacity of 342,044 passengers. This number consists of 10 Passenger Ships, 29 Ro-Ro Passenger Ships, and 2 pioneer ships.

A total of three passenger terminals have also been prepared, namely the Gapura Surya Nusantara Passenger Terminal which functions for embarkation and debarkation activities for ship passengers and Ro-Ro ships.

Then, the Temporary Passenger Terminal of the Ex- Gudang 100 which functions as a transit area for passengers on ships and Ro-Ro ships, as well as Ro-ro Passenger Terminal for embarkation and debarkation of passengers on the Ro-Ro ship.