Even during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Sea Toll Loads at the Port of Depapre Continue to Increase

The sea toll traffic for the T-19 route at the Port of Depapre, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, continues to increase even though it is still during the Covid 19 pandemic. This is because the existence of the Sea Toll Road in the area is in great demand and benefits are felt by the local community, especially before the weekend. National Sports (PON) XX 2021.

Head of the Jayapura Class II Harbormaster and Port Authority (KSOP) Office, Taher Laitupa, revealed that on the 7th voyage, the departing cargo reached 58 containers from the Pangkal Merauke Port with the final destination at the Depapre Port up to 23 containers.

"And the return cargo at the Port of Depapre transports 11 containers consisting of processed wood as a regional superior commodity that has become the result of local industrial crafts such as furniture, cabinets, sofas, spring beds and foam mattresses as well as one container filled with mineral drinking water," said Taher. .

Taher explained that the processed wood was sent from the Port of Depapre to Merauke for the needs of the people in the area, including to support the needs of the XX Papua PON 2021 in Merauke Regency.

"So, this wood processing is not only to meet the needs of the people of Merauke Regency, but also to support the implementation of the XX Papua PON in the area. Therefore, we also maximize the presence of the Sea Toll Road to support PON XX Papua," he explained.

Currently, according to Taher, the level of community need to use the Sea Toll is quite high and coupled with the holding of the XX 2021 Papua PON in Merauke Regency, so that it boosts the regional potential in producing superior commodities. Thus, the reverse charge of the Sea Toll Road from the Ministry of Home Affairs also increases.

Meanwhile, Head of Head of Lala & Port Business of Jayapura KSOP Class II, Willem Thobias Fofid, revealed that the increase in counterloading of the Sea Toll at the Port of Depapre is proof that all parties are committed to continuing to support the process of implementing the Sea Toll in Papua.

"This is all thanks to the commitment and hard work of all parties in optimizing the Sea Toll Road in Papua, especially at the Depapre Port," he said.

Head of the Industry and Trade, Cooperatives and SMEs Office of Papua Province, Laduani, through the Head of Industry Yoniman Ronting and Domestic Trade Herman Bless said that Jayapura Regency and City have many superior commodities, one of which is processed wood.

"The increase in counterloading of the Sea Toll Road in Depapre is proof that we are committed to optimizing the Sea Toll by cooperating with local entrepreneurs to explore regional superior commodities and selling them outside the region so that the regional economy also increases, this is also followed by the growth of related service businesses such as Transportation Management Services," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of the Transportation Agency Alfons Awoitauw accompanied by the Head of the Jayapura Regency Disperindagkop Theoplilus Tegai said the development of processed wood into furniture is a mainstay product that continues to increase from Jayapura Regency and City & Regency through local business actors.

"These superior commodities are processed by local entrepreneurs, in this case the development of processed wood into furniture such as beds, sofas, chairs and mattresses and in the future several other regional superior commodities will continue to increase along with sea toll services that continue to be maximized. This processed product will be distributed to several areas in Mimika Regency and also in Merauke and even to several other regencies and cities in West Papua Province, "he concluded.

SOURCE: https://www.tribunnews.com/kilas-kementerian/2021/07/22/meski-di-masa-pandemi-covid-19-muatan-tol-laut-di-pelabuhan-depapre-terus-meningkat