PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) is an Indonesian state-owned

passenger ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

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, serves 49 million passengers, making it one of the largest ferry operators in the world.

History

ASDP was originally established during the reign of President

Soeharto Suharto (; ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto l ...

, 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

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. Soeharto wanted to connect the land route from Banda Aceh in northernmost corner of Sumatra to Lospalos in easternmost corner of

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. 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.

Fleet and ports

As of 2019, ASDP owned and operated 151 ships as well as 34 dedicated

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s across Indonesia.

References

External links

Official website (in Indonesian)

Official website (in English)

Ferizy.com - ASDP Indonesia Ferry booking website
Indonesian waterways Ferry transport in Indonesia Shipping companies of Indonesia Government-owned companies of Indonesia Public transport in Indonesia Indonesian companies established in 1973 1973 establishments in Indonesia {{Indonesia-transport-stub