Pelni
Pelni ( Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia ) is the national shipping company of Indonesia . In 2006, Pelni operates 28 ships, 25 of which offer a variety of connections to 80 ports within the archipelago on a bi-weekly or monthly basis . The names of the ships can be found on the map. Three other ships (KM Kerinci, KM Wilis and KFC Jet Liner) are operated without a fixed timetable and are used for charter services or as replacement ships if one of the regular liner ships is in dock . If you add the connections offered by the charter ships, a total of 101 ports are approached.
history
Pelni was brought into being on the basis of two decrees of the Indonesian Minister of Transport dated February 28 and June 20, 1952. Starting capital was eight ships that were taken over by the Foundation of Ship Control Center . Since these were not sufficient, the bank Ekspor Impor took out loans to buy another 45 cutters from Western Europe . As long as these were not delivered, foreign ships were chartered . In addition, there were also some ships that the Japanese gave to the Republic of Indonesia as reparations .
In 1961 Pelni was converted from a limited company to a state-owned company, and on October 30, 1975, it became a limited company again .
In 1983 Pelni was granted the monopoly on passenger shipping. Until then, shipping in Indonesia was mainly carried out with private cutters, sailing ships and freighters . Some of these took passengers with them, but mostly had no fixed timetable and were not geared towards the needs of travelers.
The Pelni ships now operate on fixed routes and offer passengers regular connections to the outer islands of the archipelago. Pelni also operates three RoRo ferries , which make it possible to transport vehicles between Java , Kalimantan and Sulawesi .
Ship fleet
The fleet is continuously being expanded and modernized. In 2000 Pelni had 22 ships with which a total of 32,300 passengers could be carried, in 2005 there were already 28 ships for a total of 37,200 passengers. Most of the ships were built at the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg.
The ships usually have several classes: Classes 1 - 4 are cabin classes that offer different levels of comfort for 2 to 8 people. In addition, every ship also has Economy Class, in which loungers with mattresses are provided in large dormitories. Further equipment features of the ships are on-board restaurants, cafeterias, kiosks and some cinemas and dance stages. There is also a small mosque on each ship .
photos
on board the Awu
Dining room for 1st and 2nd class
Economy class dormitory
Food distribution in economy class
