The Fate of Ferries

Operators want subsidies. The government will evaluate developments in three months.

June 23, 2009

SINCE the opening of the Suramadu Bridge to the public on Saturday two weeks ago, the Ujung ferry terminal at Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya, and the Kamal terminal in Madura have not been as busy as before. The number of ferries operated has decreased to only eight daily from 12 normally. “The total of passengers has declined by about 20 percent,” said head of Inland Waterway & Ferry Transport Service (ASDP), Surabaya branch, Prasetyo Bakti Ut

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