Characteristic analysis of sea transportation passenger Kendari Nusantara Port

La Welendo 1, *, Usman Rianse 2, Adris A Putra 2 and La Hatani 2

1 Management Science Study Program, Halu Oleo University, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.

2 Halu Oleo University, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.

 
Research Article
GSC Advanced Engineering and Technology, 2021, 01(02), 042–048.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscaet.2021.1.2.0038
Publication history: 
Received on 26 June 2021; revised on 18 August 2021; accepted on 20 August 2021
 
Abstract: 
Indonesia, which is an archipelagic country consisting of islands, sea transportation is an absolute necessity for those living in the archipelago. The port terminal is a tool for the process of moving goods and passengers to transfer modes of movement either through sea transportation or land transportation. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of sea transportation users at the Kendari Nusantara port terminal. The method in this study uses a qualitative descriptive by distributing questionnaires to users of the Nusantara Kendari port terminal who want to travel between islands. The results of the study based on the characteristics of sea transportation users through the Kendari Archipelago port were obtained based on the characteristics of sea transportation users (passengers) at the port terminal.the male gender is 57.33%, the most dominant travel destination is Muna Regency at 38.67%, the reason for using fast express boats is the consideration of travel time by 52%, the purpose of the trip is dominated by educational interests by 32.67%, The frequency of using fast boats is very frequent, which is more than 4 times by 33.33%.
 
Keywords: 
Characteristics; Users; Ports; Sea transportation
 
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