Shipowners pleas for greater clarity on what to do when there are no adequate port reception facilities to receive residues including Hold Washing Water (HWW) from cargoes deemed ”Harmful to the Marine Environment” (HME), have been substantially answered after an important decision at the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee held on 13-17 May. With
Read moreAnother people smuggler has been arrested by Indonesian police in the most concerted effort in years to catch and lock up those who transport refugees by boat to Australia. See your ad here Alleged Iranian smuggling kingpin Mohammad Hadi, also known as Sayed Ali, was arrested with two accomplices at 2am on Monday in
Read moreBeijing: Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis said this weekend that the nation is to order 142 newbuildings in Chinese shipyards and the contracts have all been signed. The orders accounted for more than 60% of the recent global orders of Greek owners, Moussouroulis said. In the next decade, China will remain an important global
Read moreAgain, the wealth of Indonesia captured VOCs were found on the seabed. Treasure ship was found to exist in divers Attila of Hungary in the waters of the sea floor brasil contains 180,000 gold coins worth 1 billion U.S. dollars. Estimated carcass had 3 centuries old, three-masted ship named Voetboog is sinking on 29
Read moreOn Friday, Fairfax Indonesia correspondent Michael Bachelard reported on another ordeal at sea, over ten days between 27 April and 7 May. The story as we know it so far raises disturbing questions about Australia’s adherence to its rescue-at-sea obligations. On 27 April, a boat left from an unknown location in Indonesia carrying 48
Read moreCHANGI-(IDB) : Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, working in partnership with Indonesia’s PT PAL, has confirmed the programme and build strategy for the construction of the first two SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided missile frigates for the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL). Damen Schelde and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence signed a contract
Read moreA new interactive display on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA) has been launched at IMO Headquarters and online at pssa.imo.org/. A PSSA is an area that needs special protection through action by IMO because of its significance for recognized ecological or socio-economic or scientific reasons and which may be vulnerable to damage by international
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