CIKARANG – PT Cikarang Inland Port, Cikarang Dry Port operator, said it stopped business expansion this year in line with the prediction on the uncertainty of the national economy. Benny Woenardi, Managing Director of PT Cikarang Inland Port, said this year it will stop the investment flow to grow the business. So far, Cikarang Dry
Read moreSEMARANG – State owned Port operator for Westen Indonesia region Pelindo III of Tanjung Emas Semarang Branch prepares IDR190 billion investment to widen its port and container yard in 2014. Pelindo III General Manager of Semarang Container Terminal (TPKS) Iwan Sabathini said the development is conducted to support container handling in Tanjung Emas in Semarang.
Read moreThe waters in the Singapore and Malacca straits are still not entirely safe from pirates, as evidenced by three ships that were robbed this month alone as they passed through the area, according to Indonesian Maritime Safety Information Center (PIKMI) officials. PIKMI receives incident alerts from the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BATAM — President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has confirmed to officially open the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2014 to be held in Batam, Riau Island, at the end of March. Colonel I Gusti Kompiang, on behalf of the MNEK 2014 committee, informed the press after the coordination meeting in Batam on Tuesday, that President
Read moreJAKARTA – PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II has changed the jetty layout in Tanjung Priok port along with the port management devolution to PT Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok starting from July 2014. General Manager of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II for Tanjung Priok branch Ari Henryanto said the attempt is taken to encounter the global logistics services
Read moreJayapura. Six people remained missing on Tuesday afternoon following the sinking of a speed boat off the coast of Timika, Papua, last week. Eight people were on board the boat when it departed from Timika, the capital of Mimika district, on March 6. The boat was headed toward the Agats area in the neighboring district
Read moreJAKARTA— Indonesian National Shipowners’ Association wants the government to continue rejecting registry of sailing vessels whose major shareholders are foreign parties since it violates Regulation No.17/2008 on Sailing Affairs. Chair of INSA, Carmelita Hartoto, stated vessels allowed to be registered in Indonesia are those belonging to Indonesian entities, joint ventures with Indonesians being the major
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