Beautified, KM Sinabung Owned by PELNI Ready to Become Free Accommodation at the ASEAN Sum

PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia or PT PELNI (Persero) ensures that KM Sinabung is ready to succeed in holding the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, NTT, 6-12 Ma

Press Release
PT PELNI (Persero)
No. : 04.05/17/PR/V/2023

Jakarta, 4 May 2023 - - PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia or PT PELNI (Persero) ensures that KM Sinabung is ready to succeed in holding the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, NTT, 6-12 May. This passenger ship owned by PELNI will be used as accommodation for participants and supporters during the Summit, free of charge.

PT PELNI President Director Tri Andayani conveyed this when checking with KM Sinabung at Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya, Thursday (4/5). KM Sinabung is planned to arrive in Labuan Bajo this Friday and will immediately receive guests who have registered.

"Once again, we are carrying out the Government's assignment through the Ministry of Transportation to support and succeed the international event of this ASEAN Summit. We make sure that all the facilities on board are ready for use until the Summit is over with a capacity of 2,000 guests," Anda said.

You make a visit accompanied by PT PELNI Director of Fleet and Engineering Robert MP Sinaga. Apart from seeing the economy cabin facilities, you can also check the toilet facilities, clinics and cafeterias. To carry out this assignment, KM Sinabung made an omission or route change to get special treatment for free accommodation assignments in Labuan Bajo since April 29.

KM Sinabung itself serves the route Surabaya - Makassar - Bau Bau - Banggai - Bitung - Ternate - Bacan - Manokwari - Biak - Jayapura (PP). The Sinabung KM schedule will return to normal on May 13 via Makassar.

Meanwhile, You added, while in Labuan Bajo, KM Sinabung will be used as free accommodation for civil servants (ANS), journalists who cover Summit activities, as well as security forces on duty. The presence of KM Sinabung as free accommodation was made to anticipate the limitations of ground lodging in Labuan Bajo during the Summit event.

PELNI as a State-Owned Enterprise engaged in shipping services currently operates 26 Passenger Ships serving 1,058 sections and visiting 71 ports.

Apart from passenger transportation, PELNI also serves 42 Pioneer Ship routes which are a means of accessibility for population mobility in the 3TP area, where Pioneer Ships stop at 273 ports with a total of 3,495 sections. PELNI also operates as many as 16 Rede Ships. For logistics business services, currently PELNI operates 10 Sea Highway routes and 1 special route for Livestock Vessels.