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TEMPO Interactive, Banyuwangi - PT Transportation River, Lake and Harbor Crossing closed Ketapang, Banyuwangi, East Java on Monday (15 / 3) at 23.00 pm. Closure was related to Hindus worship Nyepi in Bali, which was held Tuesday at 00.00 WITA.

Head of Operations of PT ASDP Ketapang Saharuddin Koto says, Ketapang Harbor will reopen on Wednesday (17 / 3) at 04.00 pm.

From monitoring Tempo, before the closure, passengers who came from Port Gilimanuk, Bali, from crowded than passengers from Port Ketapang. They are citizens of non-Balinese Hindu religion.

According Saharuddin, the increase reaches 15 percent of passengers who dominated motorcyclists. To anticipate the surge of passengers, PT ASDP operational passenger ships and 28 cargo ship. "Increased passenger predicted until Monday night," said Saharuddin to Tempo, today.

Police Chief Commissioner resort of Banyuwangi Ajun Supraptoyo Slamet Hadi said that 250 personnel alerted police to secure the transport of goods to the harbor park reopened.

Nyepi is security, he said, a package deal with security in Nusa Safe Operation VII Semeru for prevention of terrorism, firearms dealers, and illegal explosives, as well as groups that fear it would disrupt the visit of President of the United States Barack Obama to Bali.

IKA Ningtyas