Local ship owners are upbeat that national-flagged vessels will dominate the offshore sector, which is mostly still served by foreign vessels, by 2015 in line with the country’s cabotage program. Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) chairperson Carmelita Hartoto said on Thursday night that the cabotage principle had helped local shipowners compete with foreign-flagged vessels after
Read moreJayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) – Twenty-eight inhabitants of Mamberamo Raya district, Papua province, went missing when their boat capsized after being hit by big waves. Their boat was hit by waves on the way home from Serui, Senior Commissioner Pudjo, a spokesman of the Papua police, stated here on Friday. “Until now, the fate of
Read moreBanda Aceh. Indonesian marine police on Thursday arrested dozens of fishermen from Thailand and Myanmar in waters off of East Aceh for alleged illegal fishing. Lhokseumawe marine headquarters commander Lt. Col. Sumartono said that the Indonesian Military (TNI) had launched an operation in the Strait of Malacca after being tipped off by local fisherman that
Read moreJAKARTA— PT Waskita Karya Tbk. posted IDR2.8 trillion contract in Q1/2014. Corporate Secretary of Wijaya Karya Haris Gunawan said it equals to 15% of the target in 2014 at IDR18 trillion. He argued it is normal since state project, the biggest contributor to construction service sector, will be massively beginning after semester 1. “It is
Read moreState-owned PT Kawasan Berikat Nusantara (KBN), the operator of the industrial bonded zone in North Jakarta, is waiting for a permit from the Jakarta administration to realize its plan to build a container terminal in the Marunda area. KBN president director Sattar Taba said on Tuesday that construction of the port, which would support the
Read moreIMSCB held the 5th Forum Discussion Group of maritime regional security that conducted in Potianak, West Kalimantan on April 03 2014. The event was opened by the Head of the Center Preparation Policy of IMSCB “First Admiral Drs. Satria F. Maseo, SH, MM”. Also, presented as the speakers were the Dikkamla consultant of IMSCB Brigadier
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BATAM — State-owned shipping firm PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) launched a large scale business transformation to strengthen business foundation. President Director of Pelni, Syahril Japarin said that company would gradually transform portion of revenue from passengers into cargo. Current portion of revenue from passengers’ transportation reached 70 percent, while cargo 30 percent. In
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