Repair Of Port Pier, Batam-Jambi Crossing Stopped Until Tomorrow

KEPRI - The crossing from Batam City, Riau Islands to Tanjung Jabung, Jambi, has been temporarily suspended. The reason is that there is an repair of the dock at Kuala Tungkal Port, located in Jambi.

"It was temporarily stopped by the Transportation Service there, because there was an repair of the dock at Kuala Tungkal Port," said General Manager of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) Batam Marsadik, when contacted Tuesday, December 27.

The cessation of shipping for the roro route from Telaga Punggur Port to Kuala Tungkal Port has been carried out since December 25.

"On Thursday (December 29) we can dock there. So on Wednesday (December 28) the ship will be able to depart again from Batam to Kuala Tungkal, Jambi," he said, confiscated by Antara.

He explained that people can also purchase boat tickets at the port on Wednesday, December 28.

"Because tomorrow (December 28) I can only sail, so the counter will be opened for tomorrow. If it's not there now," he said.

As for the ships provided to make a voyage to Kuala Tungkal Port, he said that the ships provided there were still the same.

"There are no changes even though there are repairs there, the roro ship bound for Kuala Tungkal is still two times a day," he said.