A Chinese cargo ship has sunk off South Korea in the Yellow Sea after colliding with a Greek bulk carrier. All twelve (12) Chinese crewmembers were rescued by the Panamax Blessing bulker, operated by Cyprus Sea Lines in Athens – the other vessel involved in the collision. The collision occurred six miles on the
Read moreWith increasing inefficiency at Tanjung Priok, the country’s main port, Cikarang Dry Port in West Java remains under utilized by both exporters and importers. The privately controlled dry port recorded 9,869 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of volume realization during the first half this year, well below its total capacity of 400,000 TEUs. Containers can
Read moreUltra Electronics announces that its Command & Control Systems business, based in High Wycombe, has been awarded a contract worth £32m by the Republic of Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence for the mid-life modernisation of the first of the Fatahillah Class corvettes. The contract includes the development, installation and integration of a new combat management
Read moreAs a Merlin hovers over its flight deck carrying a slung load, tanker RFA Tidespring pumps fuel into aviation training and casualty treatment ship RFA Argus. This is the latest artist’s impression of the Navy’s next-generation tankers as the design for the quartet of new ships reaches its final stages. In around 12 months’
Read moreEarlier this week, EU Naval Force confirmed that the Malaysian flagged Motor Vessel MV Albedo, held by armed pirates in an anchorage close to the Somali coast since November 2010, had sunk in rough seas. An EU Naval Force warship and Maritime Patrol Aircraft closed the scene to search for survivors. During the aerial
Read moreJapan’s Defense Minister, Itsunori Onodera [seen above], announced that the country is heavily extending its maritime security operations, including a focus on anti-piracy efforts. The foreword to the Defense of Japan 2013 (Annual White Paper) Digest is below: Japan’s security environment is encompassed by various issues and destabilizing factors, some of which are becoming
Read more(SeeNews) – Jul 9, 2013 – Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia III, or Pelindo III, plans to invest USD 10.75 million (EUR 8.4m) in the construction of fixed cranes at the Gresik, Batulicin and Lembar ports. Pelindo III signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the project with a consortium of Indonusa Harapan
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