State-run ferry operator PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry has started preparing its 2023 Eid transportation services, which will be implemented in the next few months.
“To prepare for the 2023 Eid Transport service, which is only several months away, ASDP will soon carry out intensive coordination with stakeholders,” ASDP corporate secretary Shelvy Arifin informed here on Monday.
ASDP will coordinate with the relevant stakeholders, such as the Ministry of Transportation, the National Police Traffic Corps, the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture, the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, and regional governments, among others, she said.
In addition, the management will accelerate port capacity expansion to increase vehicle capacity at ports and expand port entry areas.
ASDP served 2.67 million passengers and 654 thousand vehicles during the recent Christmas and New Year’s holiday transport period, Arifin informed.
According to her, even though the figure has not been as high as the one recorded during the 2022 Eid period, the characteristics have been the same: the increase in traffic during the Christmas-New Year period occurred in line with the declining transmission of COVID-19.
She further said that with online ticket sales through Ferizy and the implementation of quotas on the load served, ASDP will ensure that passenger and vehicle traffic is distributed properly to minimize queues at ports during the Eid homecoming period.
She added that several lessons were gained from experiences during the Christmas and New Year transport service, namely related to the extreme weather at several crossing routes managed by ASDP.
Apart from extreme weather, what has become the priority of ASDP is the safety and security of ferry services.
“These, of course, become the concern and joint commitment of ferry stakeholders. All parties must be able to coordinate actively, and what is important is also the ship operators’ understanding of SOPs (standard operating procedures) to minimize the potential for or prevent incidents from occurring during the service,” she remarked.
Source: Antara News