Pelindo Waives Container Stacking Fines For Customers Affected By The Semarang Rob Flood

One of the container terminals under the auspices of PT Pelindo Terminal Petikemas (SPTP). (Photo: Antara)

SURABAYA - PT Pelabuhan Indonesia as the operator of the Tanjung Emas Port will provide a number of relaxation schemes for service users affected by the tidal flood that hit the north coast of Semarang, Central Java.

The Group Head of the Pelindo Corporate Secretariat, Ali Mulyono in a press release in Surabaya, Saturday said that relaxation was given to container or non-container customers who were directly affected by the tidal flood and hit since Monday (23/05). Ali gave an example, for container customers. For example, PT Pelindo Terminal Petikemas will provide an exemption from stacking fees for affected containers within the Semarang TPK area.

Exemption from stacking fees is given for 5 days starting from May 24, 2022 to May 28, 2022, including costs caused by containers that have not been delivered (out of the terminal area), and for container fees that exceed the maximum time limit for receiving at the terminal (closing). .

"In addition to stacking fees, there is also exemption from the cost of mooring ships that dock on May 23, 2022, calculated from the estimated ship departure until the realization of the ship's departure, we also waive additional movement fees for the evacuation of containers so they are not affected by tidal water," said Ali.

For non-container customers, relaxation is provided for those who engage in activities at the inner harbor pier, ocean pier and archipelago pier.

Vessels in the area that cannot operate due to flooding will receive a number of cost concessions, namely mooring fees, stacking fees in the fumigation area, costs for moving stockpiling locations (PLP) and bonded logistics centers.

"For technical relaxation, we will communicate again intensively with service users," said Ali, explaining.

Ali hopes that TPK Semarang can recover and operate normally again, and Tanjung Emas Port will be free from rob.

Meanwhile, the latest handling of tidal flooding due to the embankment of PT Lamicitra Nusantara, has shown quite good progress.

GM Pelindo Tanjung Emas Branch Hardianto said the broken levee had been successfully closed by the joint team on Friday (27/05) morning.

Furthermore, tidal water is pumped in the port area to be channeled into a holding pond which is then discharged back into the sea.

"Water entering through the broken embankment can be dammed, conditions this morning Saturday (28/05) the water in the port area has receded," said Hardianto.

Temporary data shows that the potential for containers affected by tidal flooding is around 719 units/box, assuming the containers in the lowest pile in the stacking field are affected by tidal flooding, and the total value of the loss is still within Pelindo's calculations.