Indonesian port authorities have thrown themselves into the job of tackling congestion. Dave MacIntyre reports There is no doubt that port congestion in Indonesia is a serious issue, confounding shipping lines and shippers alike. The good news is that the Indonesia authorities are doing something about it, in a hurry. The Indonesian archipelago has
Read moreThe Australian Maritime Safety Authority has coordinated the rescue of 11 people near Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea following a distress broadcast early this morning. Tugboat Go Rigel has recovered all barge crewmembers from a liferaft about 80 nm northwest of Port Moresby. One person is reported to have sustained a non-life threatening
Read moreJulia Gillard is planning a trip to Indonesia in two weeks to discuss with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ways to stem the rising flow of asylum seekers coming by boat before the September election. Reflecting her confidence that she will see off any push to install Kevin Rudd as prime minister, Ms Gillard intends
Read moreMANILA (AFP) – Eighteen Vietnamese crew members of a cargo ship have been detained after it ploughed into a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard said Tuesday. The Unicorn Logger, a Panama-flagged freighter, ran aground at a protected marine sanctuary off the tiny island of Sambawan on Friday, coastguard spokesman Armand Balilo
Read more(Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping [pictured above] told his visiting Vietnamese counterpart of Wednesday that maintaining peace and stability in the contested South China Sea was vital for both countries, who should remember their traditional friendship. Beijing’s assertion of sovereignty over a vast stretch of the South China Sea has set it directly
Read morePirates in speedboats attacked an oil supply vessel and kidnapped four Indian and Polish crew members in increasingly dangerous waters off Nigeria’s coast last week, two security sources said on Wednesday. The gunmen launched their assault on the Singapore-flagged tugboat MDPL Continental One around 30 nautical miles from land on June 13, the security
Read moreAG (ETR:HMU) said Monday it had sold its port operations in Indonesia for an undisclosed sum. Confidentiality has been agreed on the details of the sale contract, the company said. The sale of the port business and the respective services contract in Indonesia marked the completion of the company’s business repositioning. Now, HMS Bergbau
Read more