<![CDATA[PT Masaji Tatanan Kontainer Indonesia (MTKI), an off-dock container depot under the Samudera Indonesia Group in Batam, faces mounting yard capacity pressure amid Batam's container throughput growth, which reached 797,087 TEUs in 2025. This study analyzes the yard capacity utilization performance of the MTKI depot for the period of December 2025–May 2026 using three integrated indicators: Yard Occupancy Ratio (YOR), Turnover Rate (TR), and Average Storage Time (AST). A descriptive quantitative approach used secondary operational data (gate-in, gate-out, utilized capacity) supported by primary interview data from operational staff. The results show that the average YOR for the research period (January–May 2026) reached 107.1%, already exceeding the depot's maximum capacity of 600 TEUs, rising from the optimal range in January–February 2026 (60–85%) to the overutilization zone in March–May 2026 (>100%); an average TR of 0.289, indicating low container rotation; and an average AST of 30.9 days, far exceeding the port container yard literature standard (3–5 days). However, based on an operational standard adjusted to the depot's export-driven empty container characteristics (0–14/15–28/>29 days), the proportion of inefficient containers dropped from 96.1% to 40.3%, confirming that part of the inefficiency indicated by international standards reflects a normal characteristic of depot business. The three indicators were found to be interrelated, consistent with the interdependency theory of the Ghana Port Study (2020) and Zhang et al. (2024). This study contributes to the still-limited literature on off-dock container depot management and provides a basis for evaluating free-time policy and container release prioritization for MTKI's management.]]>
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