Indonesia will continue to play a role as facilitator to reduce tension and avoid conflicts in Asia and the Pacific region, as the United States and China look to engage in a heated rivalry in the region in the coming months. As new tensions emerging in the East China Sea could spill over to
Read moreContainer unloading at Libya’s Misrata port has hit record levels this year and the major shipping gateway is expanding, a local official said, in a rare success story in the troubled North African country. Libya’s third-biggest city, some 200 km (124 miles) east of the capital Tripoli, has benefited from better security conditions than
Read moreBatam, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) – An Indian national, Kanjirathingal Ouseph (43), died in an air tube explosion onboard the Hyundai Ship 2500, which was berthed at the PT Ninda Pratama port, at 2.30 a.m. on Thursday. Based on the information gathered from the incident site, the victim hailed from Karuvannur, Kerala, India. The
Read moreBusiness leaders have called on the management of the Indonesia Port Corporation to immediately resolve an internal conflict that resulted in a strike by workers. They have also urged the company to ensure shipping operations are not disrupted. The state port operator , known as Pelindo II, has been battling internal conflict following the
Read moreA Turkish navy tugboat capsized while docked for repairs at a shipyard on the Aegean coast on Monday, killing 10 people, the military said. Eight of the dead were military personnel and two were civilian workers, local media said. Seventeen other military personnel were injured. The tugboat, TCG Degirmendere, was being lowered into the
Read moreSURABAYA— PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III plans to issue international bond worth US$290 million or around IDR3.5 trillion in the first semester of 2014. Financial Director of Pelindo III, Wahyu Suparyono, said the plan has been approved by general meeting of shareholder on Thursday (12/19). The internal team followed it up by inventorying necessary
Read moreAround 100 participants joined the Socialization Activity of Maritime Safety and the Distribution of Life Jacket, Thursday, December 19, 2013. Presented in this event, the Head of the Fisheries and Marine Department of Jepara Regency, Marine Police Kasat, Navy Dan Pos, head of Jepara Sub-district, Lurah Jobokuto, Lurah Kauman, Lurah Bulu and the member
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