PELNI Serves 551,383 People During the 2024/2025 Christmas and New Year Period

PT PELNI (Persero) reported serving 551,383 passengers during the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year transport period, an 8.7% increase from the projected 507,054 passengers.

Press Release
PT PELNI (Persero)
No: 10.01/04/PR/I/2025

Passenger Numbers Rise, PELNI Serves 551,383 People During the 2024/2025 Christmas and New Year Period

Jakarta, January 9, 2024 – PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia or PT PELNI (Persero) reported serving 551,383 passengers during the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year transport period, an 8.7% increase from the projected 507,054 passengers.

PELNI President Director Tri Andayani stated that during the peak season period, which started on December 11, 2024 (D-14) and ended on January 8, 2025 (D+14), PELNI transported 467,143 passengers using passenger ships and 84,240 passengers using pioneer ships.

“PELNI expresses gratitude for the loyalty of our customers who chose PELNI ships as their preferred mode of transportation during the 2024/2025 Christmas and New Year period. We also thank all stakeholders at the ports for their support in ensuring smooth travel during the holiday season,” Andayani said.

The peak outbound travel period occurred on December 20, 2024, with 26,614 passengers, while the peak return travel period was on January 5, 2025, with 24,575 passengers.

“We recorded five ports as the most popular destinations for passengers: Ambon, Makassar, Belawan, Batam, and Sorong,” Andayani added.

PELNI divided passenger monitoring into three regions during the Christmas and New Year period: western, central, and eastern Indonesia. The central region recorded the highest passenger traffic with 222,759 passengers (40.4%), followed by the eastern region with 202,358 passengers (36.7%), and the western region with 126,267 passengers (22.9%).

Top 10 Busiest Departure Ports:

1. Ambon
2. Makassar
3. Batam Island
4. Sorong
5. Jayapura
6. Belawan
7. Bau-Bau
8. Manokwari
9. Kupang
10. Balikpapan

Top 10 Busiest Routes:

1. Batam Island – Belawan
2. Belawan – Batam Island
3. Makassar – Bau-Bau
4. Bau-Bau – Makassar
5. Manokwari – Sorong
6. Sorong – Ambon
7. Jayapura – Biak
8. Batam Island – Tanjung Priok
9. Ambon – Sorong
10. Ambon – Ternate

During the recent Christmas and New Year period, the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation also provided free tickets for 3,100 passengers, with 3,021 tickets (97%) sold. The realization of the free ticket program for the 2024/2025 Christmas and New Year period is as follows:

1. Batam – Belawan: 696 tickets
2. Manokwari – Sorong: 200 tickets
3. Sorong – Ambon: 200 tickets
4. Ende – Kupang: 200 tickets
5. Bitung – Sorong: 200 tickets
6. Timika – Tual: 200 tickets
7. Tanjung Priok – Maumere: 131 tickets
8. Jayapura – Serui: 199 tickets
9. Jayapura – Biak: 199 tickets
10. Makassar – Maumere: 199 tickets
11. Makassar – Balikpapan: 197 tickets
12. Jayapura – Nabire: 200 tickets
13. Ambon – Tual: 200 tickets

About PELNI

As a State-Owned Enterprise engaged in maritime services, PELNI currently operates 25 passenger ships serving 511 routes with 1,359 voyages, connecting 74 ports.

In addition to passenger transportation, PELNI operates 30 pioneer ship routes providing accessibility for residents in remote, underdeveloped, and border regions, covering 230 ports with a total of 522 routes. PELNI also operates 18 rede ships. For logistics services, PELNI runs 8 sea toll routes and 1 special livestock ship route.

For further information and inquiries, please contact:
Ditto Pappilanda
Corporate Communication Manager
PT PELNI (Persero)
Phone: +62 21 6334342 ext. 1310