Fighting Smuggling, Tanjung Priok Port Installs A Special Sophisticated Scanner For Containers

The atmosphere of loading and unloading containers at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, September 2020. (ANTARA-Sigid K)

JAKARTA - PT IPC Container Terminal (IPC TPK) together with PT Mustika Alam Lestari are ready to operate a Container Scanper or scanner to support export and import activities at Terminal 3 of Tanjung Priok Port, North Jakarta.

This step is said to be part of strengthening the security system and smooth loading and unloading process, as well as supporting the optimization of increasingly complex and dynamic national logistics flows.

"The implementation of this scanner tool is a form of support and the company's commitment to the Government's program in order to ensure security and transparency in the logistics process through the port. We express our deepest appreciation for the support of the Tanjung Priok Type A Main Service Office for Customs and Excise in this process," said Pramestie Wulandary, Corporate Secretary of IPC TPK, in a statement Tuesday, November 4.

The operation of scanners aims to ensure reliability and transparency in the inspection of containers, especially in supporting the enforcement of customs compliance, prevention of smuggling, and accelerating the flow of national logistics.

The application of this technology is also a tangible form of IPC TPK's commitment to supporting digital transformation and ease of port services in order to create a stronger and more reliable supply chain.

The form of seriousness of this agreement was carried out by signing the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the Export and Import Container Scanper as an official guideline in maintaining the sustainability of container scanning operations on Monday, November 3. The document contains risk management strategies, emergency response procedures, and operational recovery mechanisms to ensure scanning activities can continue in the event of operational disruption or other emergency conditions.

The signing was carried out at the IPC TPK Headquarters by the President Director of PT IPC Petikes Terminal Guna Mulyana, President Director of PT Mustika Alam Lestari Paul Krisnadi, and Head of Customs and Excise Services II of the Tanjung Priok Yulianto Type A Customs and Excise Main Service Office and witnessed by the Head of the Tanjung Priok Sodikin Main Service Office.

Yulianto said collaboration is needed to follow up on this. "Synergy between Customs and Temporary Hoarding Sites (TPS)/Key Operator Terminal in creating a safe, effective, and superior logistics ecosystem. The implementation of this scanner tool not only presents modern surveillance technology, but also strengthens the business world's trust in a transparent and responsive customs process," he said.

Pramestie added that the existence of scanner tools is expected to provide time efficiency, reduce the risk of delivery delays, and increase confidence in safe, modern, and international standard terminal services.

"With the strong synergy between the authorities and terminal operators, we do not only maintain the economic gates of our nation-we accelerate it," Pramestie said.