ASDP Indonesia Ferry explained

PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero)
Former Name:Perum ASDP (1986-1992)
PT ASDP (1992-2004)
Type:State-owned perseroan terbatas
Industry:Ferry transport
Predecessor:PASDF (1973-1980)
PASDP (1980-1986)
Successors:-->
Founded:1973
Founders:-->
Hq Location:Jakarta
Area Served:Indonesia
Key People:Ira Puspadewi (President Director)
Syaiful Haq Manan (President Commissioner)
Revenue:Rp 3.550 trillion
Revenue Year:2021
Net Income:Rp 326 billion
Net Income Year:2021
Num Employees:4,520
ASDP Indonesia Ferry
Locale:Indonesia
Transit Type:Ferry
Began Operation:1973
Lines:289
Vessels:160
Terminals:35
Owner:Government of Indonesia

ASDP Indonesia Ferry, or popularly known as ASDP, is an Indonesian state-owned passenger ferry operator. The company is headquartered in Central Jakarta and has 29 branches in 4 regional offices across Indonesia. As of 2020, it operates 160 ships throughout Indonesia,[1] serves 49 million passengers,[2] making it one of the largest ferry operators in the world.[3]

History

ASDP was originally established during the reign of President Soeharto, precisely in 1973 which was carried out by the PASDF (Proyek Angkutan Sungai, Danau, dan Ferry — River, Lake and Ferry Transportation Project) under the auspices of the Directorate of River, Lake and Ferry Transportation Traffic (DLLASDF), Directorate General of Land Transportation of Ministry of Transportation. Soeharto wanted to connect the land route from Banda Aceh in northernmost corner of Sumatra to Lospalos in easternmost corner of Timor Island.

On its journey PASDF was changed to PASDP (Proyek Angkutan Sungai Danau dan Penyeberangan — River, Lake, and Crossing Transportation Project) in 1980 and in 1992 it changed to PT Angkutan Sungai Danau dan Penyeberangan (Persero). In 2004 its name changed into PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero), as part of a business transformation process and branding.[4]

Fleet and ports

As of 2019, ASDP owned and operated 151 ships as well as 34 dedicated ferry ports across Indonesia.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: PT, ASDP Indonesia Ferry. Laporan Tahunan 2019. PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero). 2020. Jakarta. 22.
  2. Book: ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero), PT. Annual Report 2019. PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero). 2020. Jakarta. 130.
  3. Web site: Terbanyak di Dunia, ASDP Layani 245 Rute Pelayaran di Indonesia. February 6, 2020. iNews.ID.
  4. Web site: Times. I. D. N.. Shemi. Helmi. Mengenal PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry, BUMN yang Urus Layanan Penyeberangan. 2020-12-03. IDN Times. id.