Jakarta. Indonesia’s busiest seaport, Tanjung Priok, has launched the country’s first integrated port-wide crisis simulation involving more than 30 stakeholders, as authorities seek to strengthen logistics resilience amid rising global supply chain risks.

The joint exercise, initiated by the Tanjung Priok Harbormaster and Port Authority Office (KSOP), tested an integrated Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) designed to coordinate emergency responses across the port ecosystem.

Participants included regulators, international container terminal operators, energy and multipurpose terminals, logistics facilities, government agencies operating within the Tanjung Priok port area, and the national oil spill response center, Oil Spill Combat Team Indonesia.

Tanjung Priok Port handles between 7.6 million and 8.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually and processes more than half of Indonesia’s international container traffic, making it a critical hub in the country’s trade and supply chain network.

Authorities said prolonged disruptions at the port could affect national logistics distribution, export-import activity, energy and food supplies, and industrial operations.

Head of the Tanjung Priok KSOP, Capt. Heru Susanto, said the initiative aimed to ensure coordinated responses to increasingly complex risks facing global ports.

“As a regulator, our role is not only to establish regulations, but also to ensure the entire port ecosystem moves in unison when a crisis occurs,” Heru said on Tuesday.

He said lessons learned from managing logistics flows during major holiday periods, including Eid travel and year-end traffic surges, had underscored the importance of coordination among port stakeholders.

The BCMS framework was developed jointly by the Tanjung Priok KSOP, Pelindo Regional 2, terminal operators, and other port stakeholders following risk assessments and evaluations of previous operational disruptions.

According to Tedy Herdian, head of the BCMS drafting team, the framework identifies eight major risk scenarios, including pandemics, terrorism, riots, fires, oil spills, logistics congestion, power outages, and natural disasters.

“The BCMS will continue to evolve in line with changing risks and the growing complexity of port operations and global supply chains,” Tedy said.

The exercise also tested emergency command systems, cross-terminal coordination, command center activation, shipping lane security, and post-incident recovery procedures.

Executive General Manager of Pelindo Regional 2 Tanjung Priok, Yandri Trisaputra, said the initiative aligned with the company’s strategy to build an integrated crisis management system across Indonesian ports.

“We welcome this initiative because harmonization between regulators and operators is essential to ensuring emergency responses are integrated into a resilient port system,” Yandri said.

Director General of Sea Transportation, Muhammad Masyhud, said emergency preparedness was critical to maintaining international confidence in Indonesian ports.

The Transportation Ministry supports efforts to establish a measurable and integrated crisis management system, Masyhud said, adding that clear coordination among stakeholders was key to ensuring reliable port services.

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