Jakarta, August 2, 2023 – IPC Terminal Petikemas/IPC TPK showed a positive performance throughout the first semester of 2023. This was supported by an increase in container flow which rose by 3.3% and ship flow which rose by 2% year to year until the end of June 2023.
IPC TPK President Director Guna Mulyana said that amid the decline in the value of Indonesia’s imports and exports, IPC TPK managed to record a positive performance. This positive performance increase was driven by optimization of operating performance, implementation of strategic partnerships where IPC TPK serves 6 (six) New Services that offer direct service for domestic and international destinations to various countries.
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that the value of Indonesia’s imports and exports in June 2023 fell. Indonesia’s import value in June 2023 reached US $ 17.15 billion, down 19.40 percent compared to May 2023 of US $ 21.28 billion.
In the first semester of 2023 IPC TPK recorded a loading and unloading performance of 1,410,341 TEUs, an increase of 3.25% compared to 2022 of 1,365,995 TEUs. Meanwhile, the number of ship visits was recorded at 2,367 units, an increase of 1.57% compared to the same period in 2022 of 2,330 units. The positive growth in loading and unloading performance also had an impact on the company’s financial performance which increased compared to the same period the previous year.
“In line with the company’s roadmap, in 2023 IPC TPK focuses on Market Expansion by encouraging terminal productivity to increase domestic export and import activities to various destination countries through direct service. In addition, it is also planned that IPC TPK will implement strategic partnerships, market expansion and operation of container terminals included in the Pelindo Group Strategic Project,” Guna added.
Along with improving loading and unloading performance, until June 2023 IPC TPK also managed to achieve several achievements by getting 10 awards from various corporate rating events in various fields such as technology, commercial to corporate communication.