The port, along with the nearby oil and gas terminal in Lhokseumawe proper, was not damaged by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This was unlike other ports in Aceh which were damaged and restricted operations, and hence shipment of cargo and aid through Aceh flowed through Krueng Geukeuh and the Port of Belawan. After the conclusion of the Aceh conflict, the port became a departure point of many Indonesian Army and Police personnel returning to their home regions. After the tsunami, a 268 meter long pier was constructed by "Badan Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi".