Minister Of Transportation Budi Karya Says Sea Toll Road Has 191 Trayek In The Last 10 Years

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi revealed that in the last 10 years the Sea Highway has 191 routes.

"One of the indications that really provides a good opportunity for development in eastern Indonesia, we have carried out the sea highway for 10 years. Currently, there are a total of 191 total routes with growth of 11 percent per year," said Budi Karya Sumadi, quoted from ANTARA, Friday, May 17.

He added that the Sea Toll Road currently also has 677 stopover ports with growth of 11 percent per year.

Then for the current total fleet of Sea Toll Roads, 207 fleets are available with growth of 10 percent per year.

Meanwhile, the total cargo of the departing containers amounted to 84,609 tons with a counter container load of 26,362 tons.

The total non-container cargo departing amounted to 530,403 teus with a non-container charge of 27,551 teus.

"This shows our concern to give to the eastern community in particular," said Budi.

Meanwhile, on pioneering ship transportation, during these 10 years the total route owned has reached 1,070 with a growth of 3 percent per year.

The total number of passengers is 5.9 million with a growth of 13 percent per year. Meanwhile, the total cargo of goods reached 1,058,759.

In pioneer air transportation, there are a total of 2,828 passenger routes, 278 cargo routes, and 10 cargo air routes. Meanwhile, pioneering rail transportation has operated 9 trains with the number of passengers increasing every year.

"There is pioneering air transportation that we carry out intensively. The development is quite large. There are also pioneer trains, especially those that urban communities can use, and we are conducting injections by opening trains in Surabaya, Semarang, Bandung, and Medan. So trains are not only between islands but agglomeration is also important, "concluded the Minister of Transportation.