Jakarta: Indonesian authorities are committed to ramping up cruise infrastructure as the number of visitors to the archipelago onboard cruiseships soars. Official figures show 21,616 foreign tourists arrived in Indonesia on board cruiseships in 2008 — the figure tripled to 68,566 in 2009 and further increased to 94,166 in 2010, 112,882 in 2011 and
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Eight ports in Indonesia will be revitalized until 2014 to become the terminal of touring cruiser. The ports were expected to attract more cruiser to visit Indonesia, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Marie Elka Pangestu said. “In roadmap 2014, we will have eight ports,” she said on the sidelines of Indonesia
Read moreRaytheon Anschütz has developed an innovative system solution for OPV’s, smaller Naval and Coast Guard vessels. At Euronaval, the Synapsis Command Bridge is launched as a combination of commercial-off-the-shelf navigation with Command & Control capabilities to a new, homogeneous bridge system. The Synapsis Command Bridge aims to provide a solution that not only includes
Read moreHijacked cargo ship, MV Orna, has finally been released by Somali pirates after being held in captivity for almost two years. Unfortunately, six crewmembers are reportedly still being held hostage. A pirate commander stated that a $600,000 ransom was paid on Friday in order to free the ship. The six hostages are being held
Read moreYu Mei, the wife of a fisherman in Zhoushan, East China’s Zhejiang Province, should have enjoyed her first family reunion in five years on Mid-Autumn Day, which fell on September 30 this year. However, a shadow has been cast over the traditional festival for Yu and her family, as they worry about her husband,
Read moreSelat Badung, Bali (ANTARA News) – The United States warship, USS Green Bay (LPD-20), is making a four-day stop here as part of its sailing mission in the South East Asian region. “We are here from Thursday to Sunday (Oct.18-21) after visiting Hawaii and Timor Leste,” the ship`s field commander, Lt. Robinson, told the
Read morePiracy in west Africa is reaching dangerous proportions, the global piracy watchdog has said, with the increase in attacks fuelled by Nigerian criminals. As efforts continue to rescue seven foreign workers kidnapped from a vessel off the coast of Nigeria earlier this week, the director of the international maritime bureau (IMB) warned that the
Read more