PT. Tanto Intim Line

Name

PT. Tanto Intim Line

Legal name

PT Tanto Intim Line

Website

https://tantonet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Surabaya, Jawa Timur

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices32 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Container Shipping Services: Domestic container shipping services across Indonesian ports, handling over 300,000 containers annually. Revenue generated from freight charges based on route, container type, and cargo weight.
2. Container Leasing/Rental: Over 50,000 containers of various sizes (20' and 40') available for lease. Containers are high-quality ISO containers with average age under 5 years.
3. Container Handling Services: Container loading, unloading, stacking, stuffing and stripping services using owned Kalmar and SMV Konecranes reach stackers and forklift trucks.
4. Dry Bulk Shipping (via Lumoso Pratama Line): Affiliate company PT Lumoso Pratama Line provides dry bulk shipping with Handymax/Supramax (55,000dwt) to Panamax (70,000dwt) vessels, transporting coal, ores and grain - over 2 million metric tons annually.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PT. Tanto Intim Line operates domestic container shipping services across Indonesia, transporting more than 300,000 containers annually using a 50+ vessel fleet (26,731 TEUs) and 50,000+ containers across 30+ port offices. The company also provides container handling (loading/unloading, stuffing/stripping), container leasing, and dry bulk shipping of coal, ores, and grain (over 2 million metric tons annually) through its affiliate PT Lumoso Pratama Line. Customers access real-time tracking via the Online Container Information System, SMS Release Order, and the Tanto Link mobile app.

Product overview

PT. Tanto Intim Line operates as a domestic container shipping company established in 1971, offering a unified service portfolio centered on container shipping across Indonesia. The core offering consists of container shipping services powered by the Online Container Information System and SMS Release Order (RO) — both firsts in the Indonesian industry. Supporting digital infrastructure includes the Tanto Link mobile app for customer container tracking, plus internal applications (eTanto/ePresence for employee management and T-Trek for driver/fleet operations). An affiliated dry bulk shipping service is provided through PT LUMOSO PRATAMA LINE. The company operates a fleet of 50+ container vessels with 26,731 TEU capacity and 50,000+ containers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• T-LINK: Container tracking and management application
• eTanto
• T-Trek
• ePresence

Products and services

• Container Shipping Services Domestic container shipping services across Indonesia using a fleet of 50+ vessels (26,731 TEUs) and 50,000+ containers, handling more than 300,000 containers annually across 30+ ports. Designed for trading, manufacturing, expedition, and distribution businesses needing nationwide cargo movement.
• Container Leasing/Rental Services Leasing of 20' and 40' Dry, Motor, and Flatrack ISO containers (50,000+ total units, average age under 5 years) to businesses needing temporary or ongoing container access.
• Container Handling Services Container loading, unloading, stacking, stuffing, and stripping services at port facilities using owned Kalmar and SMV Konecranes reach stackers and forklift trucks.
• Dry Bulk Shipping (PT Lumoso Pratama Line) Dry bulk shipping service via affiliate PT Lumoso Pratama Line using Handymax/Supramax (55,000dwt) to Panamax (70,000dwt) vessels, transporting coal, ores, and grain with over 2 million metric tons of annual capacity. Chartering inquiries handled at [email protected].
• Online Container Information System Digital platform providing real-time container tracking and shipment visibility, with the ability to integrate customers' own systems for high flexibility and convenience.
• SMS Release Order (RO) SMS-based release order service allowing customers to receive and process release orders for cargo container pickup via text message. First in Indonesia to introduce this service.
• Mobile Container Tracking Container tracking shipped via the company website (www.tantonet.com) and mobile apps (Tanto Link on iOS and Android) for self-service shipment visibility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300,000 containers handled annually for customers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PT Lumoso Pratama LinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company serving as the dry bulk shipping unit of Tanto Intim Line. Operates vessels ranging from Handymax/Supramax (55,000dwt) to Panamax (70,000dwt), transporting more than 2 million metric tons of dry bulk cargo annually (coal, ores, grain). Managed under unified leadership with chartering inquiries directed to [email protected].

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bahari Eka Nusantara (BEN Lines): Indonesian domestic container feeder operator serving inter-island routes with similar vessel profile to Tanto. Competes directly for cargo between major and secondary Indonesian ports.
• Meratus Group (PT Meratus Line): Major Indonesian domestic container and logistics operator with comparable inter-island shipping services. Meratus is a direct competitor serving similar customers across Indonesian ports with container vessels and integrated logistics offerings.
• PT Berlian Lautan Sejahtera: Indonesian shipping company operating container and bulk vessels across domestic and regional routes. Competes with Tanto in Indonesian inter-island container services and shares exposure to Indonesian commodity flows.
• Soechi Lines: Indonesian shipping company operating container vessels and tankers across domestic and regional routes. Competes with Tanto in Indonesian inter-island container trade and shares exposure to the same archipelago logistics market.
• Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines (SPIL): One of Indonesia's largest domestic container shipping operators with extensive inter-island service. SPIL is a direct competitor to Tanto with overlapping route coverage across Indonesian archipelago and similar feeder/container business model.
• Samudera Indonesia: Diversified Indonesian shipping and logistics group with container shipping, bulk, and logistics services. Comparable in scale and breadth to the Tanto/Lumoso combination and competes for the same domestic and regional Indonesian shipper base.

Regional players

• X-Press Feeders: Regional container feeder operator focused on intra-Asia services. Operates similar vessel types (feeders) and shares the inter-island/container feeder business model with Tanto, though primarily in international trade rather than Indonesian domestic.
• Pacific International Lines (PIL): Singapore-headquartered container shipping line with significant Southeast Asian intra-regional trade lane presence. While PIL operates internationally, its regional feeder network overlaps with Indonesian domestic routes and represents a comparable operating model at larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (PELNI): State-owned Indonesian shipping enterprise providing passenger and cargo services across the archipelago. While PELNI's core is passenger, it also moves containerized cargo and represents a broader incumbent with subsidized routes that compete with private operators like Tanto.

Others

• Adaro Logistics: Indonesian bulk logistics and shipping services provider focused on coal and mining commodities. Comparable to PT Lumoso Pratama Line (Tanto's dry bulk affiliate) in Indonesian dry bulk tonnage movement and customer overlap in mining sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tantolineofficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/tantolines
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pt.-tanto-intim-line

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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