MV. Denso Leopard enters Channel Port of Bengkulu |
Port of Bengkulu this time has experienced of incredible deep channel. Why..? Because its channel of Port of Bengkulu has been dredged till maximal deepness 14 metres in low tide. The most make us peace is existence of routine maintenance that conducted by PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II or Indonesia Port Corporation II Branch Bengkulu that always try maintain depth of channel enters Port of Bengkulu in order to its deepness always maintains to enter big ship.
Port of Bengkulu by the time of article release in the moment is experiencing of maintenance in dredging that routine conducted periodically after vacuum during six-month. Port of Bengkulu last deepness is 10.5 metres at tide depth of water in low tide then from that must be done next routine maintenance to return to deepness 14 metres.
According to writer that everyday work in area of pilotage in Port of Bengkulu, service user needn't worries hit superficiality that accured grooved in Port of Bengkulu. Why? Because depth of groove maintenance will and has been dredge conducted by PT. Indonesia Port Corporation Branch Bengkulu cooperates with PT. Dredging Indonesia and company from the Netherlands that deliver dredger HAM 312 that maintain depth of groove Port of Bengkulu.
Till now Port of Bengkulu has been entered ship of length ship 190 till 197 metres with draft of maximum 10.85 metres for loading in rede whereas for loading in dock of Samudera jetty draft of maximal 9.97 metres. Whereas for container ship that berth in dock Nusantara draft of maximal that we experiencing of are 8.5 metres.
Beside port channel of Port of Bengkulu that has been maintained us also rely on tide strength that 1.2 metres highest tide to ascertain pilotage fluency until service user can assure its ship sails safely exit and enter in Port Bengkulu.