4.266 Vehicles Cross Merak Seaport for Sumatra

About two weeks prior to eid Al-Fitr, the largest Muslim celebration in Indonesia Merak Seaport on the edge of Java Island in the west has been packed with vehicles that are going to cross Sunda Strait to Sumatra. 

Authorities only allow four-wheel-up vehicles to cross Java to Sumatra through Merak Seaport, while for two-wheel vehicles can use another Seaport nearby of Ciwandan. 

Merak port is packed with cargo and private vehicles and according to indonesian state-owned passenger ferry operator (ASDP) on Tuesday, 4.266 vehicles and over 17.300 passengers have been lifted to Sumatra. 

The company is expected the number will continue increasing especially when approaching The Eid that will fall on April 21st.