The Christmas and New Year Transportation Period Begins, PELNI Prepares Maximum Services

PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia or PT PELNI (Persero) is ready to serve Christmas and New Year 2023 transportation which has been calculated since December 11 2022 yesterday

Jakarta, 12 December 2022 - - PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia or PT PELNI (Persero) is ready to serve Christmas and New Year 2023 transportation which has been calculated since December 11 2022 yesterday. During this Nataru peak season period, PELNI announced 26 passenger ships and 43 pioneer ships, with a total of 49,153 seats until January 8, 2023.

President Director of PT PELNI Tri Andayani said that all companies would pay more attention to the success of sea travel during the Nataru 2023 period. Management has made a number of preparations starting from the readiness of the ship fleet to safety matters which are the top priority.

In addition to maintenance of the entire fleet, PT PELNI's Management has also taken a number of strategic steps to ensure smooth operation of Nataru services. You, Tri Andayani's nickname, mentioned, among other things, ramp checks, ensuring the availability of fuel for all ships, as well as adjusting ship routes and schedules.

"We will maximize shipping so that passengers can travel comfortably and safely and arrive safely at home to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. We also urge our customers to get PELNI ship tickets through official channels such as the PELNI Mobile application and website and please report if there are unscrupulous brokers in the field," you said.

With shipping safety as a priority, all PELNI ships have been equipped with safety equipment. Specifically for the 26 passenger ships, the total safety equipment available includes 228 lifeboats, 1,438 life rafts, 71,098 life jackets, and 443 life buoys.

"Route adjustments will be made during the Nataru period to anticipate busy passenger routes during the Nataru period. For this reason, we apologize to passengers on several routes whose trips will be disrupted. After the Nataru period is over, all ship routes will return to normal," Anda said. To get complete information about changes to the PELNI ship schedule during Nataru 2023, you ask customers to be able to contact the PELNI Contact Center.

In addition, you mentioned that the busiest route is on Batam Island to Belawan, Medan with a projected number of passengers reaching 14,579 people. Followed by the Belawan - Batam route (9,011), Makassar - Bau Bau (5,399), Manokwari - Sorong (4,474), Makassar - Surabaya (4,432), Bau Bau - Makassar (3,928), Surabaya - Makassar (3,743), Sorong - Manokwari (3,184), Sorong - Ambon (2,798), and Batam - Tanjung Priok (2,553).

PELNI as a State-Owned Enterprise engaged in shipping services currently operates 26 Passenger Ships serving 1,058 sections and visiting 76 ports.

Apart from passenger transportation, PELNI also serves 44 Pioneer Ship routes which are a means of accessibility for population mobility in the 3TP area, where Pioneer Ships stop at 281 ports with a total of 3,695 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.