• SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
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    Ghana’s navy stops pirate ship and detains crew

    best essay writing service p> Ghana’s navy detained suspected pirate ship and arrested crew members on suspicion in the hijacking of an oil products tanker off Gabon 30 days ago. It is disturbing that pirate attacks in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea become more and more frequent destroying the shipping business in the region. According

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    • SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
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    ISPS: U.S Coast Guard Backs NIMASA On Ports Security

      The United States Coast Guard has declared that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is on the right path to the successful implementation of the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code in Nigeria. The leader of the US Coast Guard team to Nigeria, Mr Tivo Romero made this declaration at

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    • SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
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    4 dead after Australia-bound asylum boat sinks near Indonesia

      JAKARTA (Agencies) – At least four people have died after a boat carrying Australia-bound asylum-seekers sank, amid ongoing debate over the new policy, officials said on Wednesday. The boat sank off the Indonesian island of Java, the transit point for people-smugglers.  At least 157 people have been rescued. It is not clear how many

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    • SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
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    Russia sending warships to the Mediterranean: Report

      Moscow (ANTARA News/AFP) – Russia “over the next few days” will be sending an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean as the West prepares for possible strikes against Syria, the Interfax news agency said on Thursday. “The well-known situation shaping up in the eastern Mediterranean called for certain corrections to the

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    • SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
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    Container Fire-fight Continues Aboard ‘Maersk Kampala’

      The ‘Maersk Kampala’, situated south of the Suez Canal, continues to fight a fire in the two foremost cargo bays of the vessel. Crew are all accounted for and safe in the accomodation area with no injuries reported. The owners report that the ire originated in one container at the bottom of a stack

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    • SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
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    Indonesian Pelindo IV to start Makassar New Port construction in 2014 report

      (SeeNews) – Sep 2, 2013 – State-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) IV would start building the Makassar New Port in 2014, after getting the construction permit and approval for the master plan as well as the detailed design of the project from the country’s Ministry of Transportation, The Jakarta Post reported on

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    • SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
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    Indonesian Eastern Fleet, Australian Navy Team Up in CASSOWARY

      On 31 August 2013 ships and sailors from the Indonesian Eastern Fleet and the Royal Australian Navy completed Exercise CASSOWARY 2013 in the Darwin area. The biennial maritime security training exercise is one of a series which aims to strengthen relationships and enhance mutual cooperation and understanding between the Indonesian Navy, known as Tentara

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