December 6, Kerapu Boats will Back to Operate

The winning bidder for the procurement of boat outboard engines in Seribu Islands belonging to Jakarta Transportation Department has been determined. That means six boats will be ready to operate again at the end of this year.

T he six boats type Kerapu would be ready to serve local people heading to Seribu Islands

"At the end of December 2015, if the outboard engine was installed, the six boats type Kerapu would be ready to serve local people heading to Seribu Islands or vice versa," said Head of Water and Harbor Transport Management Unit, Jakarta Transportation Department, Syamsudin, Wednesday (11/25).

According to Syamsudin, only 1 out of 10 boats are operating. "Those six boats will assist a carrying capacity in Seribu Islands," he stated.

A Traditional Boat Grounded

As for the information, since last October 2015, the Transportation Department only has one Kerapu boat and other boats are damaged in the engine.