Ministry Of Transportation Plans To Add Sea Toll Stopover Port

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation through the Directorate General of Sea Transportation plans to add a stopover port for the Sea Toll Road in 2023. The proposal for the addition of the stopover port came from several regional governments (Pemda).

The provinces that have proposed adding a port of call are North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Bengkulu, DKI Jakarta, West Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara.

The Director of Sea Traffic and Transportation, Capt Mugen S Sartoto, said that there were 16 new ports of call proposed for the sea highway service route in the 2023 Fiscal Year.

"Following up on the proposal, the Consignment Discussion on the Plan to Add Sea Toll Transit Port for Fiscal Year 2023 was held today," said Capt Mugen, in a written statement, Wednesday, June 29.

Therefore, he hopes that through this consignment, it is expected to be able to provide outputs or results as the basis for decisions to determine new routes and or ports to be visited on the 2023 Sea Toll ship service route.

According to Capt Mugen, this consignment is also needed as a forum for coordination between the central government and local governments to submit proposals regarding routes and routes according to information. Including data on the latest needs in the area with the characteristics of the waters and territoriality of each region.

"Also to identify related to infrastructure at the proposed new port of call. Including the trade pattern and potential cargo to be imported or to be distributed from the proposed area it is possible or not to be visited by Sea Toll Ships," he explained.

For information, this consignment was also attended by the relevant Ministries/Agencies to get an overview of the route network for the Implementation of Public Service Obligations for Sea Freight Transport (Sea Highway) for Fiscal Year 2023 and an understanding of the duties of each Ministry/Agency.