Profile and History of Tanjung Perak Port Surabaya

It is located close to the mouth of the Kalimas River. The Port of Perak has been around for hundreds of years, but was only developed massively in the Dutch East Indies era. Since the Dutch Colonial era, the Port of Perak has been the center of stopover and loading and unloading of ships from the West to Eastern Indonesia or vice versa. Apart from being an import-export hub, Tanjung Perak Surabaya also serves passenger ship trips heading to various destinations, especially ships heading to Eastern Indonesia. Read also: Lampung Bakauheni Port Profile, Schedule, and Ticket Prices Surabaya Silver Port also used to be the headquarters for a state-owned port named PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) or Pelindo III. The SOE, which is now merged into the Pelindo Group, is also the manager or operator of the Tanjung Perak Port of Surabaya. As for passenger ships, because it is not a crossing port like Merak-Bakauheni, the shipping transportation is not served by the fleet from ASDP, but ships from Pelni. Profile of the Port of Perak Surabaya Citing Pelindo's official website, Tanjung Perak Port is the largest and second busiest port in Indonesia after Tanjung Priok Port. This Silver Port is the center of trade to the eastern part of Indonesia. Next to Tanjung Perak Port is Ujung Port, where ferry boats destined for Kamal Port, Bangkalan, dock.

Author: Muhammad Idris
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