JAKARTA – Tanjung Priok port has been boosting the efficiency of port activities with the integration of information technology devices and all related institutions in the port. PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II General Manager (Indonesia Port Corporation) of Tanjung Priok Ari Henryanto said the effort is taken to increase logistics efficiency towards ASEAN Economic
Read moreDalian: Fifteen North Korean sailors have been rescued after a Cambodia-flagged cargo ship sank off Lushun, Dalian, on the northeastern coast of China. The accident happened on Sunday morning, when the cargo ship “Seabyeol” sank after it was wrecked on a reef. All the 15 sailors on abroad were rescued by helicopter, according to
Read moreThe Batam Port Office has reported that two container ships collided early Monday in the Malacca Strait. Batam Port harbormaster Jhon Kenedy said Italian-flagged MV Hanjin, which was transporting shipping containers, and fuel ship MT AI Garrafa collided on international waters between Batam and Singapore. “The incident occurred on the Malacca Strait. The sides
Read moreMalaysia expects to see more business to business relations with Indonesia. According to local Indonesian media, Malaysia’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Dato Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim, said on Friday he expects the two countries to gain from a more integrated Southeast Asian region in the lead up to the implementation the Asean Economic Community in
Read moreThe luxury cruise liner MV Voyager called at Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port in Sri Lanka on December 21, creating history as the first cruise vessel to call at the port. The vessel arrived with 365 passengers and 224 crew and was under the command of Captain Neil Broomhall. At the port in Hambanthota,
Read moreKupang. Bad weather, including strong winds and rough seas, has forced the closure of sea links operated by state ferry operator ASDP for an amount of time that remains to be detirmined, a company executive said on Saturday. Agus Suprianto, Operations Manager for the Kupang chapter of ASDP, said that the closures had been
Read moreThree Saudi Aramco workers are missing after one of the company’s offshore maintenance platforms sank on Friday. The remaining 24 crewmembers onboard were saved, but some suffered injuries. A search is ongoing for the three others — two Indians and a Bangladeshi. A statement from the oil giant said a thorough investigation into the
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