Update – 3:45 p.m.: The latest reports claim that 10 bodies have now been recovered, and 16 mariners are still missing. 7 from one ship, and three from the first sinking on Sunday. Rescue operations are ongoing. Update – 8 a.m.: A total of three bodies have now been recovered, leaving another 23 still
Read more Japan and ally the United States sharply criticized China’s move to impose new rules on airspace over islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Tokyo, warning of an escalation into the “unexpected” if Beijing enforces the rules. China’s government-run Xinhua news agency published coordinates for a newly established “East China Sea Air
Read moreSURABAYA – PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III signed a purchasing contract for port operational support equipments worth US$68.2 million or IDR797 billion with a state-owned company from China, Dalian Huarui Heavy International Co. Ltd. PT Pelindo III Head of Public Relations Edi Priyanto said the company purchases two groups of items. First item is 8
Read moreDr. Thomas A. Mensah of Ghana, former President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Legal Affairs and External Relations Division at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has been awarded the prestigious International Maritime Prize, for his significant contribution to the work of IMO. IMO
Read moreJAKARTA— Van Oord, Dutch dredging company, wins contract of port dredging and land reclamation around Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya, from PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III worth 20 million euro or equals to IDR313.6 billion. The new contract complements the previous one with PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II or Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC) in Kalibaru Terminal
Read moreMinistry of Political, Legal and Security Affairs of Indonesia conducted the Focus Group Discussion (FGD), on Wednesday (11/20/2013) located at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, M. H. Thamrin 6, Jakarta. Thus, the FGD has the theme of “The Synergy of the Law Enforcement Working Mechanism Relationship on the duty of maintaining the Sovereignty and the
Read moreThe case with the two U.S. crew members that were kidnapped by pirates and recently released provoked the claims that a ransom of $2 million was paid. Many are concerned that this case will lead to more pirate attacks. Other pirates in the Gulf of Guinea will be tempted to become more active and
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