Indonesia's Sea Toll Program Expands to 41 Routes as Booking Digitalization Rolls Out
The government added two routes for 2026 and is socializing the Sitolaut ordering system for the new 2027 Perak-Waisai route, as outbound cargo still dwarfs backhaul volumes.
Indonesia's sea toll (Tol Laut) program will operate 41 routes in 2026, up from 39 in 2025, according to an October 30 report by Radar Jember citing government plans. Transportation Ministry data show that through the first half of 2026 the program recorded 557 sailings serving 100 ports, with outbound cargo of about 21,762 TEU against backhaul of only 6,660 TEU — roughly 30 percent.
In parallel, the ministry's logistics team has been socializing the Sitolaut cargo ordering information system for the new Tanjung Perak-Waisai route serving Raja Ampat, planned for 2027. Local officials presented digitalized booking as a way to end price markups by middlemen, alongside a stated commitment to reach a minimum 60 percent backhaul ratio before launch — figures from a regional forum that still await confirmation from the ministry. Every new route also adds ports, local forwarders and warehouses whose documentation remains largely manual.