KM Binaiya Canceled Sailing, Pelni Batulicin Prepares Egon And Wilis As Substitutes

KM Egon serves prospective passengers from Batulicin Ocean Port, Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan-Tanjung Perak, East Java/DOK ANTARA

The management of PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) persero Batulicin Branch, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan Province, has prepared two ships to replace KM Binaiya which canceled sailing on Saturday due to operational constraints. Head of PT Pelni Batulicin Branch Yuni said two replacement ships for KM Binaiya, namely KM Egon and KM Wilis. KM Egon has a capacity of 405 people and KM Wilis has a passenger capacity of 403 people. "We will send the ship to Surabaya on Monday (8/4). For KM Egon, we will sail from the port of Batulicin-Surabaya at around 06.00 WITA and KM Wilis departs at around 18.00 WITA," Yuni explained in Batulicin, Antara, Friday, April 5. He explained that the number of prospective passengers for KM Egon and KM Wilis reached 300 people, but the possibility could increase. Prospective ship passengers who want to book boat tickets can be done independently through the Pelni Mobile application, Pelni Web with a link or directly come to the purchase counter at the nearest PT Pelni branch office. Through this application, the person concerned also received the latest ticket and offer updates from PT Pelni (Persero). Not only that, to improve PT Pelni's services, it also offers add-on services that can be purchased at PT Pelni (Persero) counters. Meanwhile, customer vehicle fares can check and order through the "MyCargoo" application at a cost of two-wheeled vehicles of IDR 685.000 per unit and a car with a capacity of more than 2.000 cc of around IDR 2.895,000.

"PT Pelni continues to be committed to providing the best service to customers by making it easier to purchase tickets through the Pelni Mobile application, adding payment channels and ticket purchases and improving service facilities on board," said Yuni.