SPTP Container Flow Until July 2024 Grows 6 Percent

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JAKARTA - PT Pelindo Petikes Terminal (SPTP) recorded that the flow of containers in the first semester of 2024 was 5.84 million Teus or grew 6 percent compared to the same period last year which was recorded at 5.51 million Teus.

PT Pelindo's Corporate Secretary Widyaswendra Container Terminal said the container flow consisted of 1.83 million international container teases and 4.01 million domestic container teases.

"International containers grew 5.76 percent compared to the first semester of 2023 and domestic containers grew by about 6 percent compared to the previous year," he said in Surabaya, East Java, Tuesday.

The growth in the flow of containers influenced by a number of factors, such as in the subsidiary of the Surabaya TPS, there were 492 international container ships visited from the planned 465 units.

Meanwhile, for the visit of domestic container ships in the first semester of 2024, it is planned that as many as 88 ship visits and 117 ship visits will be realized.

The increase in the flow of containers also occurred in Kaltim Kariangau Terminal (KKT) because it was related to the development needs of the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), which grew 21 percent from 96 thousand Teus in the first semester of 2023 to 117 thousand Teus in the first semester of 2024.

"We are targeting a 12 million Teus container flow during 2024 and we are optimistic that this target can be achieved in line with the increase in the flow of containers in the first semester of 2024," said Widyaswendra.

Director of The National Maritime Institute (Namarin) Siswanto Rusdi explained that the loading container effort could be one of the efforts of PT Pelindo Petikemas Terminal (SPTP) to increase the growth of container flow.

Not only that, to support efforts to consolidate SPTP, it is necessary to make improvements to a number of ports, especially in eastern Indonesia.

On the other hand, efforts to increase the flow of overseas containers can be carried out by providing a terminal that functions as a transportation hub.

However, Siswanto assessed that a thorough study was needed with all parties, including the government, to create a strong ecosystem starting from the ease of bunkers, anchor locations, financial systems and payments, guidance and ship delays.

This is very much needed in realizing a dreamed international transhipment hub. It's time for Pelindo to expand its portfolio for the management of container terminals to show that Indonesia is capable," said Siswanto.