KM Lambelu Declared Covid Free 19

PT PELNI (Persero) again announced that KM Lambelu was declared free of Covid 19. This was indicated by the decrease in the yellow flag on the ship on Sunday (10/5).

Makassar, May 11, 2020 - PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Persero) - PT PELNI (Persero) again announced that KM Lambelu was declared free of COVID 19. This was marked by a decrease in the yellow flag on the ship on Sunday (10/5). "Thank God, we got the good news from KM Lambelu after more than 2 weeks this ship was quarantined. Sunday (10/5) was declared free of COVID 19 by the Makassar KKP," said Yahya Kuncoro, Head of Corporate Secretary of PT PELNI (Persero).

Although declared free of Covid-19, the Lambelu KM is still unable to operate because a number of health protocols still need to be done, one of which is spraying disinfectant liquid on all ships carried out on Sunday (10/5) in order to minimize and prevent the spread of Covid-19 on board.

Yahya also added that on Sunday (10/5) there was an increase in the number of healings for the crew on duty at KM Lambelu from exposure to Covid-19 who was treated at Dadi Hospital Makassar. A total of 4 crew members have finished treatment at Dadi Makassar Hospital and are currently allowed to leave the hospital.

The four crews are currently undergoing independent isolation in accordance with health protocols related to Covid-19 in the Company. "Alhamdulillah, we continue to get good news related to the development of the health of our entire crew. Of the 48 crew previously treated at the Hospital, now there are 44 people left," Yahya said.

"Management would like to thank all those who have helped the recovery process of our crew. We will continue to monitor the healthy development of all crew members who are still undergoing treatment and who have been declared cured to avoid Covid-19 exposure," he concluded.

PELNI is a State-Owned Enterprise that operates in the field of sea transportation has currently operated as many as 26 passenger ships and visited 83 ports and served 1,100 sections.

In addition to passenger transportation, PELNI also serves 45 pioneer ship routes which become a means of accessibility for population mobility in the T3P area where pioneer vessels stop at 275 ports with 3,739 sections. PELNI also operates a total of 20 Rede vessels.

Whereas in the logistics business services, PELNI now operates 4 cargo ships, 8 sea toll vessels, and 1 cattle-specific vessel.

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Yahya Kuncoro
Head of Corporate Secretariat PT PELNI (Persero)
Mobile: 0811 988 0162
Email: corporate.secretary@pelni.