Low tides disrupt Gilimanuk Landing Craft Machine pier as dredging begins

Gilimanuk — Low tides disrupted vessel berthing at Gilimanuk’s Landing Craft Machine pier for two days, with the latest available report on 29 October 2026 saying dredging had begun around the Gilimanuk and Ketapang piers.

Why it matters: The disruption and dredging affected berthing at a major Bali–East Java crossing used by passenger and freight vehicles, while pier upgrades continued.

The work was intended to reduce further disruption, according to a Bali transport report published on 30 October. The report did not establish that operations had fully returned to normal at 09:00 WITA or independently confirm a truck queue specifically near Gelung Kori.

The disruption came as PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry was upgrading infrastructure on the Ketapang–Gilimanuk route. ASDP said the first phase of the wider programme focused on Ketapang’s Pontoon Pier and Gilimanuk Pier II, with work having started in August 2026.

Gilimanuk Pier II was being upgraded from a 30-tonne load capacity to 60 tonnes and from service for vessels of up to 2,000 gross registered tonnes to vessels of up to 5,000 gross registered tonnes, according to ASDP information reported on 14 October.

ASDP said 26 vessels were included in the route’s operational arrangement on 13 October and that daily crossing operations were continuing while the infrastructure work was under way.

The route links Bali and East Java and is a key corridor for passenger and freight movements. Authorities were also preparing alternative ferry arrangements for the 2026–2027 Christmas and New Year period, including services involving Celukan Bawang, but schedules and fares had not yet been announced in the available reporting.

Sources

• VOI
• Jawa Wa
• Bali Post