Pelindo Gives Incentives For Goods Buildup Of Up To 50 Percent In The Eid Period

Pelindo Managing Director Putut Sri Muljanto. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) or Pelindo provides incentives for services to build up 50 percent of public containers and cargo during the Lebaran 2025 period.

Pelindo Managing Director Putut Sri Muljanto explained that this policy was carried out in connection with the operational restrictions on goods trucks and large vehicles during the Lebaran 2025 homecoming period.

Putut explained that this incentive was also given in order to reduce the burden on logistics entrepreneurs or importers who are expected to experience limited shipments and buildup due to the operational restrictions.

"We also provide incentives for the buildup of containers and cargo that are piled up on the port from 24 to 8th, which is 50 percent," Putut said in Jakarta, Thursday, March 13.

In addition to general cargo, continued Putut, incentives will also be given to bulk cargo or bulk cargo which usually carries large quantities of cargo. For example, such as iron ore, coal, minerals, and crude palm oil.

They also can't get out because they are limited by government regulations. Besides that, what we provide is only for containers, loading and unloading and importing contents," he explained.

Restrictions On Operational Transportation Of Goods

Previously, it was reported that the Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi explained that the operational arrangements for goods transportation during the Leberan homecoming period were carried out to ensure the smooth and safety of the implementation of Eid transportation.

"The most important thing for us is to ensure smoothness and safety rather than the implementation of Eid transportation," said Dudy when met at the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 11.

Dudy explained that the restrictions on the operation of goods transportation on toll roads and non-toll roads have also taken into account the implementation of work schemes from anywhere (WFA).

The government officially enforces the WFA policy for state civil servants (ASN) from March 24 to March 27.

"We anticipate because there is a WFA," he said.

For your information, in order to regulate the operation of goods transportation during the 1416H/2025 Eid transportation period, the government has issued a SKB involving three agencies.

The regulation is contained in the Decree of the Director General of Land Transportation Number: KP-DRJD 1099 of 2025, Director General of Sea Transportation Number: HK.201/4/DJPL/2025, Head of the Traffic Corps of the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia Number: Kep/50/III/2025, and Director General of Highways Number: 05/PKS/Db/2025 concerning Road Traffic Regulation and Crossing During the Eid Al-Fitr and Balik Transport Period of 2025/1466 H.

The issuance of the SKB is carried out to ensure the smooth running of Eid 2025 transportation.

The arrangements are made through operational restrictions on freight transport, namely restrictions on goods transport vehicles on goods cars with three or more axes, goods cars with attached trains, trailers, and goods cars carrying excavated goods, mining, as well as building materials.

Restrictions are imposed on toll roads and non-toll roads starting Monday, March 24, 2025 at 00.00 local time until Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 24.00 local time.

A number of toll roads that will implement restrictions on goods transportation are located in Lampung and South Sumatra Provinces, DKI Jakarta - Banten, DKI Jakarta, DKI Jakarta and West Java, West Java, West Java - Central Java, Central Java, and East Java.

Meanwhile, non-toll roads that will implement restrictions on goods transportation are located in North Sumatra, Jambi and West Sumatra, Jambi - South Sumatra Lampung, DKI Jakarta - Banten, DKI Jakarta West Java - Cikampek - Pamukan Cirebon, West Java, West Java - Central Java: Cirebon Brebes, Central Java, Central Java - East Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali and Central Kalimantan.

Meanwhile, vehicles transporting fuel or BBG, sending money, animals and animal feed, fertilizers, handling natural disasters, motorbikes homecoming and return for free, as well as basic goods can still operate and are excluded from these restrictions with a cargo letter of type of goods.

In addition to regulating the operation of freight transport, the SKB also contains road traffic and crossing arrangements through one-way systems, contra flow systems, and odd-even systems.

Then, it also includes arrangements for Ketapang Port, Gilimanuk Port, Janger Port, Lembar Harbor, and Bulungan Pier, as well as arrangements for Merak Port, Bakauheni Port, Ciwandan Port, Bojonegara BBJ Port (Serang-Banten), Muara Pilu BBJ Port (South Village), and PT Wijaya Karya Beton Port.