Pelindo Predicts Passenger Flow At Makassar Port During Christmas And New Year's Up 30 Percent

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PT port Indonesia Persero Regional 4 Makassar predicts the number of passenger flows and ship visits or colless will increase by around 30 percent during the Christmas and New Year 2024 season compared to the previous year.

"As the largest, busiest and busiest port in Regional 4 Makassar port, it always records the highest number of passenger flows in every Christmas and New Year's season," said General Manager of GM Pelindo Regional 4 Makassar Iwan Sjahrifudin as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 13.

He said the phenomenon was based on the experience of the total number of passengers for the embarkation or departing passengers as many as 42,722 people and the passenger range that arrived was 41,138 people during the peak season in 2022.

This number in the pixel season at the end of 2002 experienced growth of 28 percent compared to the same period last year which reached 40,149 passengers.

Meanwhile, Pelindo Regional 4 Makassar also recorded that the number of ship visits during the Christmas and New Year season reached 83 ship calls.

"Therefore, it is predicted that this Christmas and New Year's season will increase by 30 percent compared to the same period last year," added Iwan.

According to him, the number of passenger flows in the Christmas and New Year's 2022 season has increased by 208 percent compared to the same period the previous year which only reached 40,149 passengers.

Of the 20 branches of Pelindo's managed port in Regional 4, Makassar Port is always the most passenger flow.

Meanwhile, the Junior Manager of Legal and Public Relations of Pelindo Regional 4 Makassar, Andy Hermawan said, his party together with other relevant stakeholders will prepare a joint post in the Makassar Port area to anticipate the surge in passengers predicted to occur in D-8, H-1, H+1, H+6, H+8 and H+9 Nataru 2023.

"In addition, we have also prepared a number of existing facilities, especially at the Anging Mammiri Passenger Terminal which has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers," said Andy.

His party will also continue to monitor every available facilities and infrastructure in a comfortable and clean condition, especially for toilets, breastfeeding rooms, prayer rooms, and waiting rooms as well as other facilities.

"In fact, we have also prepared facilities in the form of Temporary Waiting Room (RTS) for ship passengers who transit to be more orderly and orderly, so that they do not accumulate in the waiting room of the terminal and other prospective passengers will feel safer and more comfortable," he said.

Andy added that the joint post with the stakeholder will start operating on Monday, December 18.

"In the joint post, it will consist of all related elements at Makassar Port, including the Makassar Main Portmaster and Port Authority Office (KSOP), Regional Pelindo 4 Makassar, Port Health Office (KKP), security forces, and also relevant local government agencies," he explained.