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In accodance to Port administration  of  Port of  Palembang expresses, superficiality condition Musi River becoming hard, because muddy deposit reaches around 40 cms per month. Even, sediment volume can reach 2,5 million meter cubices. As long as water ways Musi River from Port of Palembang till to Selat Bangka, there is 13 superficiality dots, even four dots already very its gristle because superficiality reach 4 metres.

Location that enough that gristle, namely in C2 and C3 pin-cushion north Pulau Payung and Selat Jaran whereas location that experience of superficiality most hard, for example at the verge of outside, Selat Jaran, and Pulau Payung south territorial water and sedimentation length reaches 7 kms. Head of Port administration  Palembang, Sugiono expressed condition Musi River at this time differ from history Musi River at era 70s, where heavy goods big ships can  ease sail out or enter to Port of  Palembang that its deepness path river around up to 6 metre metre-7.

He said, depth of groove river, also very base on water tide, until now only ships with tonage less than 3.000 tons can sail. Difference tide between outer bar and Port of Palembang abaut 6 hour until ships that will enter must accomodate schedule and tide condition, while height of tide situation Musi  River between 30 cms and 375 cms have the character of daily single. "That means, if is withdrawing, then ship must awaits 1 day new can sail." (Express Sumatera 20/12/2009)

Path Musi River Palembang, South sumatra now gets innings is being dredged its section some spots superficiality happens especially in two path positions that very gristle that is path Selat Jaran that have depth  of low water  LWS (Low Water Spring) 3.6m and outer bar of path Musi River Palembang that have depth of low water LWS (Low Water Spring) 4.4 M that verge direct with Selat Bangka.

According to Kemas one of the commisioned supervisor consultant observes dredging process are grooved   Musi River are referred as that grooved Musi River will be dredged till reach deepness at low tide LWS (Low Water Spring) 6m in both gristle dot referred.  "This Dredging may not triffles because path this Musi  River insist ons for dredged to fluent current of sea ships transportation from and to Palembang, until ship will  avoid from aground " he said when met writer in dredger ship TSHD. FORT ALEXANDER.

Base explanation from ship officer THSD. FORT ALEXANDER dredging that will be conducted by dredger ship TSHD. FORT ALEXANDER that is owned by Malaysia Maritime & Dregding Corporation Sdn. Bhd are referred as will take time 1,5 month for outer bar of  Musi River and 2 week to dredge in Selat Jaran.

"Later we see fact at the site important our goals is must reached LWS 6m for second spot path Musi  River is referred as that will we dredge up this year," clear consultant of dredging supervisor Kemas in ship THSD. FORT ALEXANDER.

Finaly, on December 2010, blueprint dredging detail are delivered by Port Adminisration to Pilotage division Palembang as the reference to determine right time for ships inbound and outbound from Port of Palembang.

From blueprint dredging detail are got LWS for low water  are dredged  Musi River in deepth 6m. Nevertheless caused by a little difference of depth of  dredging measurement datas Musi  River from ships that routine in out Port of Palembang that found around LWS 5m with blueprint dredging detail, then for safety reason LWS for Sungai Musi is determined by 5m.

By highest tide 375 cms with dredging result referred as look has been existence of addition of  ship that have loaded  draft around 7m or more with tonnage more then 3000 gross tonnage enter Port of Palembang especially ship of container that start clear existed its improvement of visit frequency either ship Indonesia or foreign ship.

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