JAKARTA - PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Persero) or Pelni recorded as many as 5,154,080 passengers have sailed using Pelni ships on all routes throughout 2025.
Pelni President Director Tri Andayani or is familiarly called Anda said, the achievement was equivalent to 101.15 percent compared to the realization in 2024 which reached 5,095,483 passengers.
"You said, this achievement reflects the growing public confidence in the maritime transportation services operated by Pelni.
"This achievement reflects the public's increasing confidence in Pelni's maritime transportation services, as well as the results of our efforts to improve services, fleet readiness, and operational management throughout 2025," Anda said in an official statement, Tuesday, January 6.
Based on company data, of the total 5,154,080 passengers, as many as 4,472,918 passengers are passenger ship users.
This amount is equivalent to 109.10 percent of the 2025 budget target which was set at 4.1 million passengers.
Meanwhile, for the pioneer ship service, Pelni served 681,162 passengers or equivalent to 104.41 percent of the target budget of 652,417 passengers.
The pioneering ship service is one of the backbone of inter-island connectivity, especially for remote areas.
You emphasized that the total number of passengers exceeding 5.1 million people throughout 2025 shows that Pelni services are still an important mode of transportation for the Indonesian people.
"The total number of passengers, which reached more than 5.1 million people in 2025, reflects that Pelni services continue to be needed by the community for inter-island mobility. We thank all the people who have entrusted their journey to Pelni throughout this year," said Anda.
In terms of regional distribution, the largest contribution of passengers comes from the central region of Indonesia with a total of 2,109,876 passengers or about 47.2 percent of the total passengers throughout 2025.
The eastern region followed with 1,317,237 passengers or equivalent to 29.4 percent.
This achievement confirms Pelni's role in supporting equitable access to transportation, especially in the central and eastern regions of Indonesia, as well as strengthening inter-regional connectivity, including the lagging, leading, and outermost regions (3TP).
"We are committed to continue improving the quality of services to provide safe, comfortable, and affordable sea transportation for the community. We will also continue to support inter-island connectivity, equitable access to remote areas, and contribute to national economic growth," concluded Anda.
Throughout 2025, several shipping routes were recorded as the most crowded. The Belawan-Batam route was the busiest with 131,369 passengers, followed by Batam-Belawan with 124,143 passengers.
The Makassar-Bau-Bau route serves 81,818 passengers, Bau-Bau-Makassar as many as 71,192 passengers, and Batam-Tanjung Priok with 56,405 passengers.
Meanwhile, Makassar Port was recorded as the busiest departure port with 382,982 passengers, followed by Ambon with 290,242 passengers, Bau-Bau with 263,297 passengers, Surabaya with 226,257 passengers, and Tanjung Priok with 207,631 passengers.
For the arrival port, Makassar also occupies the top position with 385,457 passengers, followed by Ambon with 284,174 passengers, Bau-Bau with 260,539 passengers, Surabaya with 252,311 passengers, and Tanjung Priok with 214,857 passengers.
For information, Pelni currently operates 25 passenger ships serving 483 routes and stops at 75 ports throughout Indonesia.
In addition to passenger transportation, Pelni also serves 30 pilot ship routes that intersect 229 ports with a total of 516 sections and 2,515 routes, as well as operating 18 rede ships. For logistics services, Pelni operates eight toll sea routes and one cattle ship special route.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
