At the meeting of the IMO Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation (NAV) the work on e-navigation was continued, and the work on electronic symbols for aids to navigation purposes was finalised.September 11, 2013 The Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation had an intensive debate on e-navigation. The purpose of e-navigation is to rethink the manner in
Read moreJAKARTA – Stevedore company cuts down more than 60% of relocation cost of non-container breakbulk cargo from terminal 3 and multipurpose terminal on Tanjung Priok port to provide efficient logistics service to owner of imported goods in the port. Head of Indonesia Association of Loading Company (APBMI), Juswandi Kristanto, said so far the activity of
Read morehow to get a girlfriend Carnival Corporation is responding to the vast potential of the Indonesian and Southeast Asian cruise market by bringing the Sapphire Princess to Southeast Asia for a four-month season from November 2014 to February 2015. The number of cruise passengers to Indonesia has increased significantly. According to the Ministry for Tourism
Read moreThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is launching an investigation into the crash of a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) helicopter that has killed three people. The CCG helicopter, operated by Transport Canada, departed from the CCG vessel Amundsen [pictured above] and crashed in the M’Clure Strait, off the coast of Banks Island, Northwest Territories
Read moreTwo journalists were found on a people-smuggling boat intercepted off northern Australia, officials said Monday, with reports they had spent three days at sea and were badly sunburnt. The pair, a Dutch citizen and a US national, were on board a vessel carrying 57 passengers that was detected by the navy’s HMAS Armidale off remote
Read moreMAKASSAR— Sailing industry faces tough challenge in this year along with the rise of fuel price, labor cost, port cost, and lingering anxiety ahead of ASEAN Economic Community 2015. It is delivered by Head of Indonesia National Shipowners Association (INSA), Carmelia Hartoto, in a speech in Dissemination of Oil & Gas and Sea Transportation
Read moreA prominent group of organisations from the Dutch water sector is announcing the first Indonesia-Netherlands Water Challenge. Under the theme Coasts & Ports Indonesia: People, Planet & Profit, the program aims to engage young Indonesian talent with the important challenges of sustainable coast and port development in their country. They will be given
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