Pangkalansusu Marine Dock Yard & Special Port Oil and Gas

By: Freddy Ilhamsyah PA

Preliminary

As one of the most extensive area of waters in the region of North Sumatra province on Sumatra island and even perhaps, Pangkalansusu in Langkat in the region can be proud because there are at the door of Aru Bay estuary there are Sembilan island and Kampai island already famous since antiquity or pre-Independence of the Republic of Indonesia.

As a renowned maritime area from the days of the kingdom /empire until the reign of the Dutch East Indies, Pangkalansusu is the fist areas in Indonesia which has a port exporting crude oil.

Special Port Oil and Gas

This port is known as the first Special Port Oil and Gas in Indonesia, supported by five dock capacity 1500 to 3000 dwt. Jetty are, respectively; Wharf GPLL board floors throughout the 40.8-meter, 3.8 meter-wide steel beam ditumpang by. Berth capacity of 1500 DWT with the power of 6 tons and about 60% condition. While the pier C & D (Cargo) has a length of 200 meters and 10.27 meters wide concrete floors supported by steel and concrete poles. Jetty capacity of 3000 DWT and strength of 30 tons of it are still in good condition (50%) who routinely serve LPG tanker laden route Tanjung Uban / Dumai - Milk Base PP. Japex has the size of the former pier; length 100 meters (floor boards 3 "x 9" long and 85 meters along the floor betong 16 meters), width of 9.45 meters, steel beam construction, capacity 1500 dwt, force 10 tons, the conditions ranged from 30 - 40%, the threshold beyond six feet and a swimming 50-10 feet. And the former Mobil Oil Landing pier. The maximum draft of 5.5 meters. Access in and out of mandatory pilot and only done in the afternoon.
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Also in Pangkalan Brandan also have two ports with a capacity of 1500 dwt, respectively, are the oil jetty has the size 2.3 x 64 meters with steel beam construction, floor boards, the power of 10 tons, a maximum draft of 3.5 meters, 75% condition. While the cargo pier has a size of 94.5 (ABC) x 8 meters, the construction consists of steel and concrete poles, concrete floors and boards, the power of 10 tons and about 80% condition. Today the pier is used by the TAC Pertamina-Salamander.

Pangkalansusu Marine Dock Yard

Along with the development of Pertamina as one of the strategic industries in the country charming (Indonesia), then the impact to increase the fleet owned by Pertamina, which is used to distribute fuel to the entire country, from Sabang to Merauke.

To support the smooth operation of the shipping fleet, in the year 1967 stood Pertamina DOCK PB/PS (Pangkalan Brandan/Pangkalansusu), which is now referred to as PT Pertamina (Persero) Marine Dock Yard PB/PS.

According to the Head of Dock Yard PB/PS, Chairul Anwar, since 1972, Dock Yard, PB/PS began to expand facilities and personnel skills in Pangkalan Susu, ranging from the expansion of dock areas, rehabilitation of offices and workshops, new construction of mechanical workshops, workshops, electrical repair shop, plate shop welding, pipe workshop, carpentry workshop, warehouse logistics, power house complete with the electrical network. While in Pangkalan Brandan DOCK 3 slipway was built and operated to serve the ship repair dock weighs 50 to 250 tons, and a floating dock in the Base Milk is capable of supporting / lifting vessels weighing 750 tons with a length of vessel 60 meters, width 14 meters and height 6 meters.

Facilities available in Workshop Plate and plate shears Las include machine capacity of up to 16 mm x 3000 mm, plate press machine capacity of up to 200 tons x 3000 mm x 1000 mm, and the roll-plate engine capacity of up to 16 mm x 3000 mm.

Currently available in the Mechanical Workshop lathe capacity up to 12 meters long x Ø 0.5 meters, horizontal drilling machine Ø 750 mm capacity, vertical drilling machine capacity up to Ø 75 mm, sekrap engine capacity of up to 800 mm, static balancing equipment to three meters Ø , and milling machine capacity up to 1000 mm x Ø 3:00 mm.

In addition Chairil also explained that the production capability in Dock Yard PB / PS (Pangkalan Brandan / Pangkalansusu) for docking repair, which is improving machining capacity up to 2500 HP ships, propulsion systems repair capacity of up to 12 meters long x Ø 3 meters, replating until 500 kg / day (certified welder BKI), plumbing repairs, electrical repairs and navigation systems, etc..

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Given that the river tanker fleet classmates MT Raharja and MT Slamet had disappeared from circulation because it was so old iron, and melted in an iron factory kitchen, so this time PT Pertamina (Persero) Dock Yard Pangkalansusu, in addition to docking repair ship owned by Pertamina was also serving tagboat ship repair tagboat owned by PT Arun and classmates tanker MT Raharja, Ferry vessels and privately owned vessels as well as agencies of other ship owners.

Before the political upheaval in Aceh, the operations of Dock Yard PB/PS quite busy and crowded. But when the action rampant piracy in the waters and surrounding Langkat, then the impact on the operational Dock Yard PB/PS to be quiet because there is no ship that would make ship repairs (docking) at Pangkalansusu. The ship owners prefer to docking to Belawan or Singapore.

Once the situation is conducive, heartbeat pulses of Dock Yard PB/PS began to walk though was still slow. But thanks God, now we can get lucky and do not need more subsidized by the central Pertamina at Jakarta only to pay the salaries of employees and contract workers (outsourching) of approximately 80 people.

Chairul Anwar is optimistic that the performance of Dock Yard PB/PS will prevail again, given the facilities and facilities owned by the Dock Yard Pangkalansusu is the most complete when compared with similar business in North Sumatra. End the interview with the author said in his office, Wednesday (’10/9/15).

Just a note :
Office address :
PT Pertamina (Persero) Marine Dock Yard Pangkalansusu
Jalan Samudera no. 1 Pangkalansusu,Langkat, North Sumatra-Indonesia, Post code 20858
Phone : Code area (0620) – 51005
Facs : 0620-51100