SURABAYA – Container traffic in Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya reaches 3.13 million TEUs or 2.62 million containers along 2014. The number increases 4.5% than the realization in 2013 of 993,932 TEUs or 2.52 million containers.
“The number of container along 2014 served by Tanjung Perak Port is still dominated by inter-island container or domestic container with up to 57% percentage compared to international container,” said PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II Spokesman, Edi Priyanto, in his written notification, on Tuesday (1/6).
According to Edi, the number of domestic container along 2014 in Indonesia’s second biggest port is 1.80 million TEUs or 1.67 million containers. Meanwhile, the realization of international container is 1.33 million TEUs or 950,506 containers.
The domination of domestic container than international container is sparked by domestic container traffic hike in several ports under Pelindo III management. Besides in Tanjung Perak Port, container traffic hike also occurs in Tanjung Emas Port, Sampit Port, Kumai Port, Tenau Kupang Port, Lembar Port, and Maumere Port along with containerization trend.
Edi added container usage hike occurs in Tanjung Emas Port namely the realization of Semarang Container Terminal (TPKS) along 2014 of 575,671 TEUs or a 15-percent hike than in 2013 of 498,703 TEUs. Domestic container traffic hike also occurs in eastern Indonesian ports. Tenau Kupang Port (East Nusa Tenggara (NTT)) realizes 81,408 TEUs container traffic or 2-percent hike from last year of 79,628 TEUs, Sampit Port (Central Kalimantan) realizes 43,259 TEUs container traffic or 29-percent hike from previous year, Lembar Port (West Nusa Tenggara (NTB)) realizes 27,139 TEUs or 33-percent hike from last year, Maumere Port (NTT) realizes 18,217 TEUs or 2-percent hike from last year and Kumai Port (Central Kalimantan) realizes 22,126 TEUs container traffic or 28-percent hike from last year.
“However, container traffic drop occurs in Banjarmasin Port (South Kalimantan) and Kotabaru Port (South Kalimantan). Both ports realize 413,740 TEUs and 9,670 TEUs container traffic respectively,” he explained.
Edi also explained container usage hike for commodity delivery has been anticipated by Pelindo III management with port facility and infrastructure improvement program which are under construction such as the operation of Teluk Lamong Terminal, facility addition in form of berths and container yards, the procurement of two new container cranes (CC), and 11 automated rubber-tyred gantry (ARTG) in TPKS. There are also berth facility addition and the procurement of 4 new CCs in Banjarmasin Container Terminal (TPKB).
Container crane addition is not only conducted in TPKS and TPKB but also in Tanjung Perak Port’s East Nilam Multi Purpose Terminal. It adds two new container cranes. Moreover, in Tenau Kupang NTT, there will also be one used-container-crane addition which will be relocated from Tanjung Perak Port’s East Nilam Multi Purpose Terminal. Bagendang Port, Sampit, in near future, will also be facilitated with used CCs relocated from TPKB.
Not only will container cranes be prepared to anticipate and to improve container stevedoring performance but fixed crane will also be procured such as two fixed cranes in Batulicin Port, Kotabaru and two fixed cranes in Lambar Port, NTB. Moreover, the placement of four fixed cranes is conducted in Gresik Port to support log and dry bulk stevedoring performance improvement.
Domestic container traffic increases due to domestic container shipping route addition. Until 2014, there are at least 32 domestic container shipping routes from and to Tanjung Perak Port. It cannot be separated from the firm’s support to shipping lines opening new routes in eastern Indonesia.
“The supports from Pelindo II are by giving privilege to shipping lines to expand the newly pioneered routes and ease guarantee in terms of facility service and provision. One of service improvement becoming Pelindo III’s innovation is Windows System on Schedule,” Edi explained. (Investor Daily)
