Pangkal Balam

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Port of Pangkal Balam
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Aerial view of the port as of 2012
Pangkal Balam
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Location
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Location Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung
Coordinates 2°05′57.5″S106°07′47.8″E / 2.099306°S 106.129944°E / -2.099306; 106.129944
Details
Owned by PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II
Size of harbour17,840 m2 [1]
No. of berths 1
Employees26 [1]
Statistics
Vessel arrivals3,884 (2014) [2]
Annual cargo tonnage 1,647,880 tonnes (2015) [2]
Annual container volume39,152 TEUs (2016) [1]
Passenger traffic107,213 (2015) [2]

Port of Pangkal Balam is a seaport in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka. It is the headquarters for port authorities across the island. The port sits close to the mouth of Baturusa River, it runs just north of the city.

The port serves both Indonesian inter-island and international cargo and passenger services, shipping 31,754 tonnes of tin for export in 2015. [2]

While the port was designed for ships with capacities of up to 4,000 GTs, silting of the river mouth has reduced its capacity and efficiency, resulting in plans to move the island's primary port elsewhere.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). PT Pelindo II.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "(Indonesian) Pangkalpinang Municipality in Figures, 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 3 August 2017.