The Port of Tanjung Api-Api is a seaport in Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Completed in 2007, it began passenger ferry operations to Muntok in 2013, and cargo operations in 2019.
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Location | Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra |
| Coordinates | 2°22′21″S 104°48′20″E / 2.37250°S 104.80556°E |
History
editHistorically, the city of Palembang served as the primary seaport for southern Sumatra, the Musi River being wide enough to accommodate oceangoing vessels. However, due to limited ship weights caused by sandbanks in the river, plans had been made to develop a replacement port at Tanjung Api-Api since the 1930s during the Dutch East Indies era.[1] After the provincial government of South Sumatra also proposed the development of a port at Tanjung Api-Api in 2002, construction began in 2004 and was completed in 2007.[2] In 2009 Syahrial Oesman, the governor during the construction period, was convicted of bribery related to the port's construction.[3] He was found to have bribed several national legislators to ease the land acquisition process for the port.[3]
It was designed primarily as a passenger port to Bangka Island to replace the existing ferry services in Palembang, with further plans to develop an industrial estate with railway connections. The port began passenger operations in late 2013.[2] The port and 2,000 hectares of surrounding land was designated as a special economic zone in 2014.[4] However, due to difficulties in land acquisition, the special status was revoked in 2022.[5] It began cargo operations in 2019.[6]
Services
editTanjung Api-Api is primarily served by roll-on/roll-off ferries to the Port of Tanjung Kalian in Muntok, Bangka Belitung Islands.[7] Ferry services utilize a single pier, although a second pier is expected to become operational in late 2022.[8] In the sixteen day period around the Eid al-Fitr of 2022 alone, over 60,000 passengers crossed to Tanjung Api-Api from Muntok.[9]
References
edit- ^ Touwen, L. J. (1 October 2021). Shipping and Trade in the Java Sea Region, 1870-1940: A Collection of Statistics on the Major Java Sea Ports. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-48643-0.
- ^ a b "PELABUHAN PENYEBERANGAN TANJUNG API-API PERCEPAT KONEKTIVITAS PALEMBANG - BANGKA" (in Indonesian). Ministry of Transportation. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Tanjung Api-api; Syahrial Oesman Didakwa Beri Uang ke Anggota DPR". Indonesia Corruption Watch (in Indonesian). 4 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "KEK Tanjung Api-Api Dapat Mendongkrak Ekspor Sumsel". Republika (in Indonesian). 13 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Sugianto, Danang (21 January 2022). "Jokowi Cabut Status KEK Tanjung Api-api Gegara Tak Penuhi Syarat". detikfinance (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Siregar, Raja Adil (13 March 2019). "Ditunggu 15 Tahun, Pelabuhan Tanjung Api-Api Akhirnya Beroperasi". detikfinance (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Kapal penyeberangan Pelabuhan TAA-Tanjung Kalian dipastikan aman". Antara News (in Indonesian). 10 April 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Pelabuhan Tanjung Api-api Bangun Dermaga 2 untuk Feri Berbadan Besar, Operasi Oktober Tahun Ini". Tribun Sumsel (in Indonesian). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Jumlah Penumpang Arus Mudik dan Balik Lebaran via Pelabuhan Tanjung Kalian Tembus 62.342 Orang". Bangka Pos (in Indonesian). 10 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.