REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR – Indonesia Navy will beef up marine security in Bali for the following Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) on November 8-9, 2012. “BDF is annual agenda, but we still patrol in every prone regions,” the Commander of Navy in Denpasar, I Wayan Suarjaya, said on Saturday. Police, inhabitants, and fisherman are also involved in
Read moreThe use of the world’s oceans as a dumping ground for harmful wastes has been systematically regulated and reduced under the terms of an international convention that, this year, celebrates 40 years since it was first adopted. The “Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972”, usually
Read moreAt least 14 passengers headed to Spain have died when their craft sunk off the coast of Morocco. The sinking reportedly took place Thursday in the Mediterranean Sea off the Moroccan city of Alhucemas, according to a Moroccan official. The ship was headed from Morocco to Spain. Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service sent a Spanish
Read moreJakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesia has been asked to serve as a mediator and to take actions to stabilize the conflict in the South China Sea, Navy Deputy Chief Vice Admiral Marsetio said. “To help redress conflicts in the South China Sea, we have established cooperation with China and Vietnam in conducting coordinated patrols.
Read moreSomali pirates are still holding 11 foreign vessels for ransom with 167 crew members as hostages as of 30 September even as the number of ships signalling attacks by Somali pirates has fallen to its lowest since 2009, a global maritime organisation said on Monday. A report from the International Chamber of Commerce, International
Read moreOfficials have confirmed a fatality as a result of an accident at the Port of Tampa. A 56-year-old worker was killed after pipes fell onto him and three other men working inside a ship docked at the port. Hercules Gilmore was pronounced dead on the scene. Only one of the three other laborers involved
Read moreSamudra’s revenue for the third quarter ended 30, September 2012 increased 1% compared to the same quarter last year. Samudera is a regional shipping line serving the Middle East and the Indian Sub-continent in the west, South East Asia and Indo-China at the center and the Far East to the north. This extensive network
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