Jakarta (ANTARA News) – State construction company PT PP has won the tender for the construction a Rp11.75 trillion (US$1.3 billion) a new port in Kalibaru, Jakarta. However, the tender winner would be officially named only on August 10 after all process of procurement has been completed and if no protest from other bidders,
Read moreGunmen attacked a barge belonging to an oil services company off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday, killing two Nigerian sailors and kidnapping four foreigners, officials said. The suspected sea pirates stormed the vessel in the Gulf of Guinea, an area that has seen a sharp spike in the number of reported marine attacks
Read moreSomali pirates have freed seven Pakistani crew members, held hostage since 2010, after coming to a partial ransom agreement that let 7 of the 22 crew member go free. The negotiator working on this case says the family of the crew raised $1.1 million for the release of the crew onboard the MV Albedo.
Read moreMarine electronic highway IT systems handed over to Indonesia as Straits of Malacca and Singapore MEH comes closer to fruition The Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) Information Technology System for the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, which had been managed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has been handed over to the Government of Indonesia in
Read moreJakarta (ANTARA News) – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the Indonesian and Australian governments will strengthen military cooperation in humanitarian fields. “The construction of a U.S. military base in Darwin will not interfere with the sovereignty of Indonesia. We have received clarification from the U.S. and Australia that the military base construction would not
Read moreSO 280007 conference puts spotlight on Maritime Security Companies & ‘Open Ocean’ advocates an holistic approach. (Open Ocean, a comprehensive maritime security system, was launched last month in London, and enthusiastically received by the global maritime community). Attendance at the recent ISO conference to establish the framework and content of the new ISO PAS
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PEKANBARU – The United States was the main export destination of Indonesia’s fishery products, buying 1.07 billion USD or 30.4 percent of the country’s overall fishery exports last year, the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry said. Japan came in second with 806 million USD (22.9 percent) and Europe in third with 459.8 million USD
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