SURABAYA: PT Pelindo III stated its confidence to realize the business performance in 2012, both in revenue which around IDR3.7 billion and net profit of IDR910 billion, following the performance achievement progress during January-May 2012 which exceeded 100% of target benchmark. The revenue and profit target were estimated to increase in the range of
Read moreSea Marshals has expanded its UK Operations Centre and introduced the latest tracking technology to protect vessels under its protection. The company has transferred its Operations Centre to larger premises in Cardiff to accommodate its growing team of security consultants. The unit is staffed year-round, 24 hours per day, seven days a week, by
Read moreLawless Somalia may not be pulling enough weight behind global efforts to curb maritime piracy. Two decades after the fall of its last dictator Siad Berre, it has exported remnants of its strife to the world in the form of modern piracy. Its youth have gone astray with job opportunities drying up and famine
Read moreAn international watchdog says pirates have attacked an oil tanker off Nigeria but failed to board it or harm its crew. The attack occurred early yesterday in the Gulf of Guinea off western Africa, according to the London’s-based International Maritime Bureau. The six pirates chased the tanker and shot at it, slightly damaging the
Read moreFrom the 18th to 21st June 2012, EU Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) frigates Guépratte and Reina Sofia collaborated with USS Taylor, engaged in TF 508 (NATO) to escort World Food Programme chartered ship MV Tupi Maiden 3. The escort of WFP ship started in Salalah (Oman) and was performed by EUNAVFOR French frigate Guépratte up
Read moreConstruction of the East Coast’s first shore power port facility will move forward toward a 2014 completion following today’s action by the Port Authority’s Board of Commissioners. The project will create 30 jobs and result in $22 million in economic activity. At its monthly meeting, the Board authorized additional funds provided by the Empire
Read moreAt a time when the nations of the world are struggling to provide marine security in an era of fiscal responsibility, Thailand’s Marsun Company Ltd. has come up with an industrial strength response. The shipyard’s 36-meter crew boat design is a well-proven vessel that typically spends 30 days at sea and returns to port
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