The Jakarta Globe reported that the port subsidiary of state controlled steel maker Krakatau Steel plans to build a 600 meter long dock at Cigading port in Banten. The Krakatau Bandar Samudera project is estimated to cost IDR 735 billion. It is intended to serve ships carrying production output from a JV between Krakatau
Read morePiracy and Robbery at Sea in September saw a rise in incidents in South East Asia, whilst the monsoon-hit East Africa remained relatively incident free until the latter part of the month. West Africa was low in activity, but one hijack occurred. South America (Caribbean) had a single incident. As the southwest monsoon approached
Read moreDamen and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have signed a contract for 14 Damen ASD Tugs. An extensive process of yard prequalification and tender evaluation finally resulted in an award to Damen this summer. The series consist of two types, with 9 tugs of Damen’s recently launched 3212 model and 5 units of the well-known
Read moreThe Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) had two successful navigational trials to test the port access and turning basins for 15,500 TEU vessels last week. The first trial was on the Eleonora Maersk arriving from the Suez Canal’s North Bound Convoy, with a draft of 14.9 meters she berthed alongside before safely re-joining the
Read moreDutch warship HNLMS Rotterdam, on the morning of 11 Oct, put an end to the activities of a group of suspected pirates from Somalia. The suspected pirates and their boat were taken on board the Rotterdam pending further decision. The search for the pirate action group began the previous afternoon when the Spanish fishing
Read moreUpdate: Recent reports claim that the ransom amount was $2.3 million. The pirate group initially wanted $9 million, but negotiations resulted in a lower amount. The ship’s owners, Free Bulkers SA, did not comment about the ransom payment claims. After being held for over eight (8) months, Somali pirates have finally released the Greek-owned
Read moreIn Alang, a fire broke out on an oil tanker that was being dismantled resulting in the unfortunate death of six workers nearly a week ago. Following this incident, three ship breaking executives have now been taken into custody for culpable homicide. The owners of the Kiran Ship Breaking Company, R K Jain and
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