# Lhokseumawe (ID LSW)

**UN/LOCODE:** ID LSW  
**Country:** Indonesia  
**Water Body:** Andaman Sea; Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 5.2500, 97.1167

Some 52,673 tonnes of crude palm oil and palm kernel shells crossed the quay at Krueng Geukueh in 2023, a fair snapshot of what Lhokseumawe actually handles. Set on Aceh's northern shore along the Strait of Malacca, the port is defined by the Arun complex, whose LNG plant ran six trains from 1974 until export liquefaction stopped in 2014; Arun now works as an LNG import and regasification terminal. The Krueng Geukueh multipurpose port opened to general cargo in 2009 and mainly serves the Pupuk Iskandar Muda fertiliser works and agricultural bulk. This is an energy and industrial site within the Arun Lhokseumawe Special Economic Zone rather than a container gateway, so boxed and general-cargo traffic stays limited. Inland links run via the Trans-Sumatra Highway, with no rail connection. For containerised shipments to North Sumatra, Belawan near Medan is the dependable alternative, supported regionally by Malahayati at Banda Aceh.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Jakarta → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/jakarta-shanghai)
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- [Jakarta → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/jakarta-tokyo)
- [Jakarta → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/jakarta-busan)

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