A study of container truck movement in Tanjung Priok port, Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Tanjung Priok is a port with a high level of import-export activity, and the flow of container movement is dominated by the Jakarta International Container Terminal and KOJA terminals. In addition to dwelling time problems, there are problems with the movement of the container trucks to and from both terminals, especially during peak hours of activity. The movement of trucks is dominated by single-move trucks (90–94% of the total movement of container trucks). An ineffective movement pattern can lead to a long queue that jams the existing road network around the port area. One solution to the problem is to develop an information system that can regulate the pattern of truck movements and adjust this to the level of service in the terminal and the ship docking schedule. A good distribution pattern will then optimize the movement of the trucks and reduce ineffective and inefficient movement.