ASDP And Ministry Of Transportation Operate KMP Jatra I And KMP Namparnos In Kupang

KMP. Jatra I operating in Kupang (doc. Kemenhub)

KUPANG - PT. ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) inaugurated KMP's inaugural voyage. Jatra I and KMP. Namparnos. These ferries will serve the public and tourists at Bolok Port.

The activity was carried out after revitalizing Pier II of Bolok Port in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Later this dock will be able to accommodate ships weighing up to 5,000 GT.

"We remain committed to building with services. This wharf capacity for 1,000 GT ships has been expanded to 5,000 GT. For KMP. Namparnos passes to Semau, from three times a week to every day, hopefully it can make Semau tourism even better," said the Director. Main PT. ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero), Ira Puspadewi in his official statement.

Meanwhile, the route that will be served by KMP. Jatra I, namely Kupang-Rote, Kupang-Kalabahi, and Kupang-Larantuka. KMP. Jatra I has a volume of 3,871 GT.

Previously, in 2020, transportation production at Bolok Port had decreased due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the 2021 fiscal year, the value of operational subsidies for pioneer ferry boats allocated to 16 routes in East Nusa Tenggara is IDR 40.6 billion.

It is known that NTT has 40 crossings with details of 24 commercial routes and 16 pioneer routes served by 14 ships. The 14 vessels consist of 10 vessels served by BUMN, 3 vessels from BUMD and 1 private unit.

Bolok Port itself serves 22 crossings consisting of 8 commercial crossings and 14 pioneer routes, all of which are trans-provincial. The 22 crossings are served by 11 ships, namely 10 PT. ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) and 1 private vessel, namely PT. Multifunction.

Revitalization and rehabilitation of docks and ports is one of the Ministry of Transportation's (Kemenhub) programs in ensuring the safety of port services. In order to improve the performance of ferry transportation to anticipate the growth in demand for transportation.

"The ferry transportation in NTT is indeed very important to connect areas from cities to remote areas. Therefore, I hope for cooperation if there are things or activities that are infrastructure because we have got this beautiful port, so we hope that the people of NTT can maintain it with infrastructure. good, "said Secretary of the Directorate General of Land Transportation, Marta Hardisarwono.