DATE: May 30, 2013 COUNTRY: Singapore PORT: Singapore Dumping of excavated materials off Tuas View ————— The working area and working period for the dumping of excavation materials off Tuas View have been revised. The work is now being conducted from 30 May to 29 November. According to the Maritime and Port Authority of
Read moreDespite being Indian Ocean littoral neighbors separated by a mere 80 nautical miles of water, the defense relationship between India and Indonesia is still underdeveloped. Yet, both share mutual interests, having large Muslim populations, sharing common democratic values, and equally priding themselves as non-aligned countries. These factors should warrant closer cooperation in many areas
Read moreAMSA(Australian Maritime Safety Authority)is planning to use satellites for oil spill detection. The organization informed: “Australian Maritime Safety Authority. These satellite sensors can monitor day and night, can see through cloud, rain, fog and other weather”. AMSA announced that now for oil spill detection are used other vessels, airlines or people to report for
Read moreUpon the initiative of Denmark, an IMO Sub-Committee developed guidelines that will result in enhanced safety and fewer accidents when transferring persons from one ship to another at sea. Due to a tragic accident during the transfer of a person in the roads of Copenhagen in 2010, Denmark drafted guidelines containing measures to be
Read moreDumai, Riau (ANTARA News) – PT Pelindo I said it has invested more than Rp600 billion to modernize the Dumai port as 0a hub port in the past three years. Facilities have been built to facilitate crude palm oil exports (CPO) from the country`s largest palm oil producing province. The facilities include a liquid
Read moreKuala Lumpur. One person is confirmed dead and about a dozen are still missing two days after an overloaded ferry capsized in rough rapids on a remote Borneo river, Malaysian police said on Thursday. The accident happened Tuesday on the Rajang river, Malaysia’s longest, deep in the interior of the vast island of Borneo
Read moreA wrecked navy transport ship perched on a remote coral reef could be the next flashpoint in the South China Sea, where China and five other claimants bitterly dispute territory. The Philippines is accusing China of encroachment after three Chinese ships, including a naval frigate, converged just 5 nautical miles from an old transport
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