DÍLI (January 4, 2023) ---- Director of Maritime Transport Services (Director of National Cabotage) Dr. Feliciano da C. Correia on behalf of the Administration of Ports of Timor-Leste, of the Public Institute (APORTIL, I.P) clarified to Berlin Nakroma Fire Boat that he was questioned by the public about the occurrence of an incident in the Port of Dili, on January 3, 2023, after leaving the Port of Dili heading for Oe-Cusse.
In this explanation, the Director of National Cabotage informed that on 03/01/2023, as it was a public day, the travel schedule had access to passenger services in order to guarantee collective access between Dili-Oecusse-Dili.
Furthermore, on 03/01/2023, Berlin Nakroma operations and National Cabotage operations are underway at the request of the passenger public in Dili and RAEOA to guarantee those who recently traveled back to Dili and RAEOA.
APORTIL, through its National Cabotage coordination, linked to the Regulatory Authority, namely DNTM (National Directorate of Maritime Transport), also coordinated with the National Directorate of Meteorology and Geophysics (DNMG), the National Cabotage Directorate managed to sell more than one hundred (100) tickets to RAEOA.
He explains: Now is a time when we all know that the race operation at sea, against the wind accompanied by the exit from the coastal corner including a strong rush then left and pushed back to the Berlin race Ramelau threw with the wind and the corner to be able to push him forced him to hit Berlin Ramelau but there were no problems and the rush conditions were good because the rush was hit on the rope.
Therefore, the incident was assisted by two tugs or cables Melsre and Laju 1 to move to the east side of the container terminal cable to the east side of the container terminal cable to the fire cable. Success after the fall of all passengers, warned Cabotagen Nacional, on Tuesday (04/01/2023) at 8:00 am operated by rope from Dili to Oecusse.
“We decided not to travel immediately for safety and security reasons and on (04/01/2023) at 8:00 pm after returning from Dili to Oecusse an incident occurred at the Port of Dili”, explained the Director.
After the technical incident, it was in a technically attractive situation, as the National Technical Directorate of Cabotage coordinated with those responsible, and the head of the machine responded that the condition of the ferry was good.
After discussing the operational calendar of the ferry, it was approved by the Board of Directors on Monday for Berlin Ramelau and March for Berlin Nakroma ferry for Oecusse and Thursday and Saturday for Ataúro, and then Berlin Nakroma ferry for Oecusse once a week.
Meanwhile, the Ferry SUCCESS from the Private Provisional company also operates in Oecusse and Ataúro if necessary for the new year, the National Technical Directorate of Cabotage provides extra services to RAEOA to guarantee a large number of passengers.
“This means that two ferries travel in exchange for the ferry Berlin Ramelau to Oecusse twice a week and Berlin Nakroma to Oecusse once a week to Oecusse and Atauro Nakroma twice,” he explained.
The National Cabotage Directorate also updated the publicly valid meteorological data until January 6, 2023, in circulation, and the National Cabotage Directorate will also communicate with the Regulatory Authority and the Captain if there is a slight structure the National Cabotage Directorate will stop working.
However, after Communicating the situation of Nakroma has been working in Oecusse in Maubara-Likisa nothing happened, but in relation to the banknote sales service it was delayed, the National Directorate of Cabutagen recognized and will consider this issue in the future to improve the services in the future.
Regarding unhygienic locations, the National Cabotage Directorate - namely APORTIL - has planned how the couple can ensure that as the public accesses the domestic passenger terminal, they can make a comfortable terminal for passengers in accordance with the community's wishes. because the National Cabotage Directorate was unable to do so, he hopes that this year there will be an effort to build the Passenger Terminal.
