Papua's Southern Commercial Route is More Crowded Because of the Sea Highway

 

The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has revealed that logistics distribution has increased in eastern Indonesia, particularly the southern trade route for Papua.

This phenomenon cannot be separated from the effect of the implementation of the Sea Highway in the region. This can be seen from the supply-demand needs in regency areas which are transit ports for KM ships. Nusantara 2 logistics on Route T-19 which continues to increase sharply.

"On the 3rd Voyage (trip), 14 containers of superior commodity chips from the Jayapura Regency area from Depapre Port arrived in Merauke due to the high demand for physical infrastructure development in the area," said Director of Traffic and Sea Transportation, Capt. Antoni Arif Priadi, in his statement, Friday (2/4/2021).

Next on the 4th Voyage on March 30, 2021, KM. Logistik Nusantara 2 carried 42 cargo containers leaving.

Then the deviation of the destination trajectory is to Pomako Port, Mimika Regency which transports 33 containers and is the largest in organizing the port destination for the Sea Toll Road stopover Route T-19 until March 2021.

"This is certainly a new acceleration and a form of collaborative innovation that is synergy between the Provincial Government and the Regional Government of Merauke Regency, Mimika Regency, BUMN through Bulog by embracing the alliance of Merauke local farmers and SMEs, as well as business actors as JPT and Shipper under the coordination of ALFI. / ILFA DPC Merauke to increase the superior commodity product of Merauke region, namely rice, "added the Main Expert, Deputy V, Office of the Presidential Staff Prof. Theofransus Litaay.