TRIBUNBATAM.id, BATAM - The flow of ship voyages at Sekupang Domestic Port, Batam City, Riau Islands Province Sunday (05/07/2020) was observed to be very busy.
Prospective passengers are in the room at the port. They were seen queuing up to enter this port.
There are officers doing health protocol checks.
3 ships departing from Sekupang Domestic Port that depart with the same schedule.
There are two additional shipping schedules by sea transport providers.
In total, there are 14 shipping schedules operating with destinations to some islands.
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"There is an increase in the number of shipping today, translating to 14 sailing vessels. Two agents submitted a sailing schedule," said Head of Sekupang Domestic Port Authority (KSOP) Post Office, Parsoaran Samosir, told TribunBatam.id.
Moment of the weekend, according to him is the cause of increasing number for passengers at this port.
In addition, of course, the flow of passengers began to return to normal even in the midst of Covid-19 epidemic.
"This includes an increase, if compared to the previous day there were only 5 to 7 ships," he said.
According to him, the cruise passengers of Sekupang Domestic port have begun to stabilize even though the condition is still in Covid-19 epidemic.
In the past week, the number of passengers at the port has increased.
It's just that more passengers are coming or entering Batam City.
Nevertheless, all passengers arriving and departing from the port are still required to implement the health protocol.
Passengers who arrive at the port gate, KKP, Ditpam and KSOP joint officers will check their body temperature and fill Health Alert Card (HAC) yellow card. (TribunBatam.id/Beres Lumbantobing)
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