Sydney. Australian rescue authorities Sunday said a search for eight people missing after a boat carrying 97 asylum-seekers sank in remote seas had ended, with little chance anyone would be found alive. A baby boy died and 88 people were plucked to safety after the vessel capsized some 87 nautical miles north of the
Read moreIndonesian officials say a pleasure boat with 23 people on board capsized on Saturday in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra. Indonesia’s rescue agency says 2 Indonesian passengers are still missing. The boat was carrying divers to Jakarta. Some of the passengers were rescued on Sunday by a passing tanker.
Read moreChina’s patrol and search-and- rescue vessel “Haixun 01” arrived at Jakarta on Sunday, commencing its goodwill visit to Indonesia for the next four days. While China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA)’s largest and most advanced vessel slowly entered the port of Tanjung Priok, Indonesia’s largest sea port, it was warmly welcomed by Chinese Ambassador to
Read moreBandarlampung, Lampung Province (ANTARA News) – State-owned inland waterway transportation service PT ASDP has prepared 42 ferries to anticipate increasing number of passengers during 2013 Lebaran holiday exodus, according to its operation manager Heru Purwanto. “Every day we operate 29 ferries to serve the passengers and vehicles from the ports of Bakauheni to Merak
Read moreTEMPO.CO, Kendari – A container ship, the KM Pemudi, drowned in the Banda Sea, Southeast Sulawesi on July 2. The ship, sailing from Surabaya to Nabire, Papua, was discovered to have been missing on Sunday. Of the 21 crew, 19 people are still missing. “Our team continues to search by sea and air,” Wahyudi,
Read moreA Chinese cargo ship has sunk off South Korea in the Yellow Sea after colliding with a Greek bulk carrier. All twelve (12) Chinese crewmembers were rescued by the Panamax Blessing bulker, operated by Cyprus Sea Lines in Athens – the other vessel involved in the collision. The collision occurred six miles on the
Read moreWith increasing inefficiency at Tanjung Priok, the country’s main port, Cikarang Dry Port in West Java remains under utilized by both exporters and importers. The privately controlled dry port recorded 9,869 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of volume realization during the first half this year, well below its total capacity of 400,000 TEUs. Containers can
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