Pelindo Sets Target of 40% Share in Malacca Strait Transshipment
The state port operator aims to capture around 40% of Malacca Strait transshipment services, currently dominated by Singapore and Malaysia, using the Nipa STS anchorage and a planned Dumai hub.
State port operator Pelindo has set a target to capture around 40% of cargo transshipment services in the Strait of Malacca, according to remarks by Prasetyo, the company's Director of Business Development, reported by Warta Ekonomi on 9 November 2026. The strait handles roughly 110,000 vessel passages annually, with Singapore and Malaysia controlling an estimated 60% of transshipment volume.
Pelindo cited two instruments for the program: the ship-to-ship (STS) service at the Nipa anchorage area near Batam, reactivated on 9 October 2026 through subsidiary PT Pelindo Jasa Maritim, and the planned Dumai Transshipment Hub. The company pointed to Semarang, where an estimated 80% of international cargo currently routes via Singapore, as traffic it aims to redirect to Dumai. The 40% figure is an official statement of intent; no public roadmap, budget, or procurement schedule has been announced.