Batam welcomes first ferry travellers from Singapore’s HarbourFront

Batam city administration secretary Jefridin (second left) welcomes a foreign traveller arriving at Batam Centre International Port from Singapore in Batam, Riau Islands, on Jun. 15, 2020. - Antara

BATAM (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Batam Tourism Agency held a ceremony on Wednesday (June 15) to welcome the first travellers from Singapore’s HarbourFront Center arriving at Batam Center Ferry Port in Batam, Riau Islands province, after more than two years of the pandemic.

Singapore had shut HarbourFront international ferry terminal in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.