Port of Bitung

Port of Bitung
Port of Bitung
	Fortuner (IMO 7621114) berthed at the Port of Bitung, 2009
	Port of Bitung class=notpageimage\| Location in Indonesia
Native name	Pelabuhan Bitung
Location
Country	Indonesia
Location	Jalan D.S Sumolang, Bitung, North Sulawesi, 95522
Coordinates	01°26′35″N 125°11′51″E / 1.44306°N 125.19750°E
UN/LOCODE	ID BIT
Details
Operated by	PT Pelabuhan Indonesia IV
Type of harbour	natural seaport
No. of piers	4
Statistics
Vessel arrivals	daily
	Website; www.inaport4.co.id/branch/read/1/22

Port of Bitung (Indonesian: Pelabuhan Bitung) is a seaport located on Jalan D.S Sumolang in Bitung, North Sulawesi, in Indonesia. It is the largest port in the province, consists of both container and passenger ship ports.^[3] The port serves as a hub for most exports originated from North Sulawesi and other areas of eastern Indonesia to destinations such as Philippines and Vietnam.^[4]^[5] There are also ferry routes linking Bitung with General Santos and Davao City.^[6]^[7]

Facilities

Since Bitung harbour's designation as an important international hub seaport in 2012,^[8] it has a larger sets of facilities than other ports in the area. The Port of Bitung is supported by two tugboats and four pilot boats and 9 miles (7.8 nautical miles; 14 kilometres) of 600 metres (2,000 feet) wide shipping lane.^[1] Currently Bitung harbour has four wharves:

Ocean Wharf – 607 metres (1,991 feet) long with a depth of about 5 metres (16 feet).
Nusantara Wharf – 652 metres (2,139 feet) long with a depth of about 6 metres (20 feet).
Container Wharf VIII – 182 metres (597 feet) long with a depth of about 20 metres (66 feet).
Container Wharf IX – 60 metres (200 feet) long with a depth of about 10 metres (33 feet).

In addition, there are other facilities that support the operation of the port, namely a container crane, a mobile crane, four chassis, five trucks, five forklifts, water desalination facility, refuelling stop (diesel and marine fuel), dry wharf for repairs, warehouse (3 x 4,320 square metres (46,500 square feet) and 1 x 432 square metres (4,650 square feet)),^[1] immigration, and a medical facility.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bitung - nautical map". IndoAvis.co.id (in Indonesian). Indonesia Aviation Services. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) - (ID) Indonesia". Service.UNECE.org. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "Pelabuhan Bitung Menjadi Salah Satu Jalur Tol Laut di Indonesia" [Port of Bitung becomes one of the sea highway routes in Indonesia]. pesona.travel (in Indonesian). Pesona Indonesia. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ Cayon, Manuel (4 July 2019). "Boat reviving Davao-GenSan-Bitung route to arrive this week in Davao". BusinessMirror.com.ph. Davao City, Philippines. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ redaksibm (13 June 2019). "Jalur Bitung-Davao-Vietnam Kembali Dibuka, Wali Kota Sampaikan Ini" [The Bitung-Davao-Vietnam route reopens, the Mayor conveys this]. BeritaManado.com (in Indonesian). Bitung, Indonesia: Berita Terkini dari Manado, Sulawesi Utara. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ Casamayor, Lyka Amethyst H. (4 July 2019). "3rd vessel for Davao-Gensan-Bitung route". SunStar.co.ph. Davao City, Philippines: SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ Eliswan Azly (12 July 2019). Fardah Assegaf (ed.). "Pelindo IV ready to build Manado Marine Bay". En.AntaraNews.com. Makassar, South Sulawesi: Antara News. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ Sutrisno, Debbie (25 February 2016). "Bitung Harus Jadi Gerbang Ekspor Impor Indonesia Timur" [Bitung must become east Indonesia's export-import gate]. Republika.co.id (in Indonesian). Manado, Indonesia: Republika Online. Retrieved 27 April 2023.