Jakarta. An Indonesian court Tuesday jailed a people-smuggler for seven years after he arranged an asylum boat voyage to Australia which ended when the vessel sank with the loss of some 90 lives. Javaid Mahmood, a 54-year-old Pakistani who organized the voyage which was supposed to take asylum-seekers from Indonesia to Australia in June
Read moreAn Indian oil tanker undergoing repairs at a shipyard in eastern China exploded and caught fire on Tuesday, killing seven Chinese workers. The workers were repairing the ship when the explosion occurred at Haizhou Shipyard in the port city of Zhoushan. There was no report of an oil spill. An open flame reportedly triggered
Read moreAn Indian oil tanker undergoing repairs at a shipyard in eastern China exploded and caught fire on Tuesday, killing seven Chinese workers. The workers were repairing the ship when the explosion occurred at Haizhou Shipyard in the port city of Zhoushan. There was no report of an oil spill. An open flame reportedly triggered
Read moreJAKARTA—Forwarder and logistic employers supports PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II’s plan to reduce dwelling time at Tanjung Priok Port by increasing container fare in port area. Chairman of Indonesia Logistics and Forwarder Association of (ALFI) Jakarta Sofian Pane said ALFI does not object the port operator’s plan to raise the fare to reduce dwelling time
Read moreJAKARTA—Forwarder and logistic employers supports PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II’s plan to reduce dwelling time at Tanjung Priok Port by increasing container fare in port area. Chairman of Indonesia Logistics and Forwarder Association of (ALFI) Jakarta Sofian Pane said ALFI does not object the port operator’s plan to raise the fare to reduce dwelling time
Read moreThe South China Morning Post reports that the first scientific ocean drilling expedition led and sponsored by China sails from Hong Kong tomorrow into disputed South China Sea areas. The expedition will drill as deep as 1,930 meters into the seabed, the fifth deepest such exploration in history. The thirty-one geologists on board will
Read moreThe South China Morning Post reports that the first scientific ocean drilling expedition led and sponsored by China sails from Hong Kong tomorrow into disputed South China Sea areas. The expedition will drill as deep as 1,930 meters into the seabed, the fifth deepest such exploration in history. The thirty-one geologists on board will
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