PELNI Group Employees Received the First Covid Vaccine Injection

Until now, 1,188 employees have received the vaccine, out of a total of 4,912 PELNI employees spread across 46 branch offices and ships

Jakarta, April 1, 2021 - PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia or PT PELNI (Persero) as a maritime shipping and logistics company, appreciates the implementation of the Joint Vaccination Center initiated by the Ministry of BUMN. A total of 995 employees of PT PELNI Group have received the first phase of the vaccine at the Joint Vaccination Center, Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday (31/3).

Acting. The Head of PELNI Company Secretariat Opik Taupik said that the employees who received the vaccine yesterday consisted of employees of PT PELNI, employees of PT SBN and PT PIDC as subsidiaries, ship crews, and the Tanjung Priok branch office. "Until now, 1,188 employees have received the vaccine, out of a total of 4,912 PELNI employees spread across 46 branch offices and ships."

Opik Taupik continued, management pays attention to the number of employees and crew on the ship who are at the forefront of services. "The number of crew members who have received the vaccine is 236 out of a total of 3,809 crew members, while for field officers at branch offices, 192 employees have been vaccinated out of 465 people. We hope that this number can continue to increase considering that ship crews and field officers often interact with passengers. "he explained.

Apart from the Tanjung Priok Branch, branch offices that have already received their vaccines include the Balikpapan, Manokwari, FakFak, Merauke, Palu, Biak, Jayapura, Bima, Pontianak and Tanjung Pinang branches. Meanwhile for ship crews who have been vaccinated come from KM Kelud, KM Lambelu, KM Umsini, KM Belt Nusantara 94 and KM Belt Nusantara 63. "Vaccination reception for ship crews is in addition to collaborating with the Ministry of BUMN, also collaborating with the Ministry of Transportation and KKP at the port. PELNI ship stopped by. Of course the receipt of this vaccine will provide a sense of security and comfort for our employees and all our partners, including passengers, "added Opik Taupik.

For information, in order to create herd immunity, the government is currently implementing a Covid-19 vaccination program targeting public services and the elderly (elderly). Until now, the vaccination process for public servants and elderly groups is being carried out in Jakarta (Istora Senayan and Senayan Indoor Tennis), PRPP Semarang, Banyumas, and Surabaya.

PELNI as a State-Owned Enterprise which is engaged in sea transportation has operated 26 passenger ships and stopped at 76 ports and served 1,058 segments.

Apart from passenger transportation, PELNI also serves 45 pioneer ship routes which are a means of accessibility for population mobility in the 3TP area where pioneer ships stop at 285 ports with 3,811 sections. PELNI also operates 16 Rede ships. Meanwhile, in logistics business services, PELNI now operates 9 sea highway routes and 1 special route for livestock transportation.