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• SECURITY
• CRITICAL ISSUES
• GENERAL
• MILITARY AND BILATERAL SUPPORT
• LAND
• SEA
• AIR
• FUEL
• WAREHOUSE
• GEOGRAPHIC HUBS - BANDA ACEH, MEDAN, NIAS, SIBOLGA etc.
• BANDA ACEH
• MEDAN
• NIAS
• SIMUELUE
• MEETINGS

SECURITY

• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA occurred at: 6.20S 103.13E  Depth  30km, Time near epicentre: Tuesday 10 May, 8.09am
• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake in NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA occurred at:
  5.10N 94.81E Depth 30km, Time near epicentre: Mon May 9 08:30am
• UN Staff in LAMNO have restricted their movement to LAMNO town area only. Curfew still in effect.

CRITICAL ISSUES

Nothing significant to report.

GENERAL

• UNJLC BANDA ACEH personnel are meeting regularly with the local government agencies with whom UNJLC works.   As part of the UNJLC MEDAN office phase down, UNJLC BANDA ACEH are scheduling reconnaissance missions for contingency planning.  (Land & Sea logistics capacity for all of SUMATRA is being assessed, details below).
• POSKO reports that 687 tons of rice from UN Agencies had been distributed to all the sub-districts in NIAS and south NIAS.
• BULOG (The National Logistics Agency) reports that they distributed 652 tons of rice in NIAS:  628 tons to the NIAS district and 24 tons to South NIAS district.
• For updated vehicle registration procedures and ports information:  GUNUNG SITOLI and SIBOLGA, please see http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/28924
• The GoI in collaboration with national private companies, UN Agencies and INGOs has sent heavy equipment to NIAS. Details of the heavy equipment and project areas are listed as follows:

MILITARY AND BILATERAL SUPPORT

• TNI Vessels Movements:
• The TNI vessels: KRI Teluk Penyu 513 WA is loading humanitarian supplies in SIBOLGA for NIAS
• KRI CDN -375 is  standing by in SIBOLGA
• KRI Camar Laut III is loaded GOI humanitarian relief supplies 5 May at SIBOLGA Port
• KM Camar Laut II unloaded humanitarian supplies on the 4 May, at the Afulu sea port
• KM Rahman Baru and KM Mega Buana is unloading relief supplies in GUNUNG SITOLI sea port.

LAND

• UNJCL BANDA ACEH is reviewing road transport cost and availability in Aceh in liaison with IoM, and will make a visit to MEDAN to review road haulage and to make plans to assess the availability of road haulage in the main commercial areas of SUMATRA: all part of the UNJLC's contingency planning.
• The improvements to the coastal road, BANDA ACEH - Meulaboh has resulted in greater reliability in road transportation of relief and reconstruction supplies and less dependence on air transportation. Nevertheless, the journey by road still takes 8 to 9 hours for relief trucks and, due to current weather conditions, sections of the road are washed out and bridges fail.   The TNI is responding quickly and effecting repairs.
• Reportedly, the US have signed a US$245m agreement to build a road in West Coast Aceh running from BANDA ACEH to Meulaboh (240km), which will include 113 bridges and culvert crossings.
• Public transportation is available from BANDA ACEH to towns in west coast Aceh (by Mitsubishi minibus L-300). The L-300 fleet is still using alternate route Gempang - Tutut which is still under security restrictions for UN staff: not an approved route.
• Atlas Logistique, has a truck fleet (10 trucks of various size) ready for transportation in Calang and in Meulaboh, .
• IOM has approximately 50 trucks (various) operating in NIAS.
• From 1-6 May, IOM dispatched 6 convoys of humanitarian relief: Rice, Food, Sugar, Water, and Medicine (on behalf of different NGOs and the local government).

Food dispatch from MEDAN by road to IDPs:

SEA

WFP T/C vessels movement:

• L/C Labitra Reulina which had ferried between SIBOLGA and NIAS is now based in NIAS, after WFP office in SIBOLGA closed on 3 May 2005. Stands by for lightering M/V Multi Sarana
• LCT LABITRA HANNY now discharging in  Calang (Rice 200MTs, Oil 25 MT, Fish 50 MT, Noodles 40 MT and 1 land rover), 10 May.
• LCT TRANSINDO 1 started loading on 9 May in MALAHAYATI bound for Calang
• M/V Multi Sarana sailed from Belawan -North SUMATRA to MALAHAYATI with Vegetable oil 473MTs, Biscuits 103MTs, Fish 178MTs and to GUNUNG SITOLI -NIAS with Rice 800 Mt, and Fish 124 MT.

AIR

• List of available assets: 
• MEDAN based:  one TWIN OTTER
• Subang based but flying from BA : one Bell 212,  one Puma,  one Twin Otter, two MTV, one MI8
• For schedules and procedures please see:
• Schedule: http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/31729
• Procedure BANDA ACEH: http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/31787
• The UNHAS airport offices are to be moved to the fixed-wing terminal of the military airport.  The plans have been developed in liaison with, and approved by, the Base Commander.   Assistance of ICT and WFP Facilities has been requested.   An electronic map of the new location will be distributed to the HIC, posted on the internet and sent out to all major agencies and NGO offices.
• Relocation of UN air ops at Lanud Military Airport to passenger terminal area is expected to be completed by Sat 14 May - be advised: intermittent communications failures are expected.
• On May 6 2005, at Lanud Iskandar Muda Airport BANDA ACEH, a Malaysian S61 (under contract to IFRC) was positioned at the civil side of the airport. Whilst undertaking a low speed hover taxi both engines partially lost power and it landed short of the runway on the grass. The tail wheel caught on a monsoon ditch causing the helicopter to lurch to the left collapsing the left hand main undercarriage. No casualties reported.  UNJLC provided the crew with support: safety officer, TNI Liaison, crane and transportation.
• The NIAS MTV has returned to BANDA ACEH. NIAS has no remaining UNHAS air capacity for inland transportation or medevac. Air Serv flying for IMC has a Bell 407 on NIAS and FRC is planning to bring in a Sykorsky 76 (TBD).
• 2 of the DFID helicopters (Puma) based in BANDA ACEH (Sabang) have returned to their home base post contract completion. A Bell 212 is now in place. The UT MI8 has arrived in MEDAN, will be assembled and is expected to be operative by 12 May.
• The impact of the change in helicopters will be closely monitored.
• UNHAS air assets available in MEDAN:
• One Twin Otter (capacity 14 pax) for passengers is now operating between MEDAN and NIAS.
• UNHAS  Aircraft Report from May1-6 2005 on the Flight of DH 6 TWIN OTTER

• As of Saturday 14 May, the Twin otter (capacity of 900kg or 12 seats) will fly 5 times weekly Tues, Thurs and Sat the MEDAN - Meulaboh- NIAS route; and Mon and Fri from MEDAN - BANDA ACEH -Meulaboh - MEDAN.

FUEL

• Procedures for Caltex fuel donation (via World Vision, Pertamina) are expected to be finalized by 19 May.
  
• The fuel issue on NIAS is still unresolved (Jet A1) - to ensure the supply of other fuel in NIAS, PERTAMINA has allocated the maximum fuel available as per the table below:
  T3

WAREHOUSE

Nothing significant to report.

GEOGRAPHIC HUBS - BANDA ACEH, MEDAN, NIAS, SIBOLGA etc.

BANDA ACEH

• UNJLC BANDA ACEH is updating shipping availability data from MALAHAYATI Port to locations on the West Coast of SUMATRA, SIMEULUE, NIAS and SINGKIL. UNJLC will also visit Belawan Port to review facilities and procedures and is planning assessments of the other major ports in SUMATRA as a part of UNJLC contingency planning.
• Progress continues on the coordination of NFI sea freight and the cargo booking system.
• A temporary ships agency agreement is in place until 30 May 2005. WFP Port Captain is to conduct local survey to confirm the appointment for the coming month.
• UNDP has carried out port damage assessments in all tsunami-affected areas and the resulting proposals are currently being put before the government. Currently, discussions with various government agencies are focusing on rehabilitating the Ulee Lheu port in BANDA ACEH, and a hydrographic survey is taking place to pinpoint the location and quantity of harbour debris. UNDP will supply a barge and excavator for debris removal.  Work is expected to start on the road in the second week of May.

MEDAN

• IOM has dedicated up to 20 trucks per day (depending upon requirements) to assist in clearing humanitarian cargo from Belawan Port.  

NIAS

• UNDP assessment team report that the main port on GUNUNG SITOLI is still functional but in need of major rehabilitation.
• IOM and WFP are collaborating to ensure the availability of sufficient ferry capacity for the GUNUNG SITOLI port.
• OCHA's assessment of the bridge on the GUNUNG SITOLI - TELUK DALAM main road on river Hiligawo, Selatan District (approx. 37 km. off GUNUNG SITOLI) states that it remains unusable. Vehicles must still use the diversion which passes through the river-bed. At approximately 20 Km. to TELUK DALAM, where the single lane road runs parallel to the seashore with hills opposite. Due to a landslide and soil erosion, the road is passable only by small cars and motorcycles. TNI engineers continue to work on bridge and road rehab.

SIMUELUE

• The UNDP assessment of SINABANG port damage on SIMEULUE reports that due to the rise in the land level on southern SIMEULUE (over a metre), the port is almost nonfunctional and beyond repair.
• SIMEULUE islanders are dependent on effective sea transport and new, complete port facilities are a matter of urgency.

MEETINGS

• BANDA ACEH: Tuesdays 0830 am, WFP meeting tent; UN Compound, Jl. Sudirman No 15.
• MEDAN:  POSKO -UN- NGO/ IGO, Tuesdays at 1000 am in POSKO.

UNJLC is an inter-agency facility reporting during an emergency to the Humanitarian Coordinator and overall to the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. Its mandate is to coordinate and optimize the logistics capabilities of humanitarian organizations in large-scale emergencies. UNJLC operates under the custodianship of WFP who is responsible for the administrative and financial management of the Centre. UNJLC is funded from voluntary contributions channeled through WFP. More information on UNJLC in general and on the South Asia operation can be viewed on the UNJLC website (www.unjlc.org)