The London-based International Maritime Board (IMB) has urged the Indonesian government to heighten security at its ports and in its waters due to increased instances of armed robbery and piracy over the past few months. “While seafarers continue to be on their guard against the threat of piracy, robbery is still a danger to
Read moreSome ship operators hiring private armed guards to protect their vessels from hijack by Somali pirates aren’t reporting attempted attacks, the London-based International Maritime Bureau’s piracy reporting center said. Following are comments from Pottengal Mukundan, the bureau’s director, at the Hanson Wade Combating Piracy conference in London yesterday: “Vessels with private armed security are
Read moreSeven suspected Somali pirates were captured by international naval forces and 20 Iranian sailors rescued over the weekend, at a time when Somali pirate attacks have fallen to their lowest level in three years as tougher navy action and private armed security teams deter gangs. On Friday 19 October, the European Union Naval Force
Read moreJapan’s Coast Guard saved 64 Chinese seamen from their burning cargo ship, on Sunday. All awhile, the two nations remain in an acrimonious argument over small islands. The coast guard was signaled by Taiwan authorities on Saturday about a fire on the Ming Yang and sent patrol ships and aircrafts to the scene about
Read moreThe Indonesia Port Corporation II has chosen the solutions provided by SOGET and Microsoft Corp. to implement the largest Port Community System in the World. The System will initially be deployed in Jakarta, before further expansion to other Indonesian ports. Indonesia is the largest archipelagos in the world with 17,508 islands and 111 commercial
Read moreJakarta: Indonesian authorities are committed to ramping up cruise infrastructure as the number of visitors to the archipelago onboard cruiseships soars. Official figures show 21,616 foreign tourists arrived in Indonesia on board cruiseships in 2008 — the figure tripled to 68,566 in 2009 and further increased to 94,166 in 2010, 112,882 in 2011 and
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Eight ports in Indonesia will be revitalized until 2014 to become the terminal of touring cruiser. The ports were expected to attract more cruiser to visit Indonesia, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Marie Elka Pangestu said. “In roadmap 2014, we will have eight ports,” she said on the sidelines of Indonesia
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