Jakarta – Even though Jakarta Provincial Government prefers Holland to South Korea in developing giant sea wall, Korea Agency for Saemangeum Development and Investment (KASDI) still shows its determination to be involved in the megaproject. Even, KASDI offered aid related to national capital integrated coastal development or known as giant sea wall (GSW) in Jakarta’s
Read moreJAKARTA – Pirate attacking small tankers to loot oil and gas in offshore are of Southeast Asia draws more concerns along last year. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of International Maritime Bureau (IMB) recorded piracy to small tanker case in Southeast Asia reached 21 cases in 2014 than last year of 12 cases. “Armed pirates
Read moreSURABAYA – PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III plans to add another 20 automotive terminal trailers (ATT) to complete the facilities in Surabaya Teluk Lamong Port, East Java. PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III CEO, Djarwo Surjanto, said ATT is the equipment firstly implemented in Indonesia after being used in US ports. According to him, his office also
Read moreJAKARTA – The policy to restrict lobster, crab, and water crab fishing will be hardly implemented since fishermen, who have fished those marine lives, cannot release them and can sell them to other places. Lobster, crab, and water crab fishing is restricted for the spawning species with certain sizes following population drop of three marine
Read moreSEMARANG – Stevedoring activities in Semarang Container Terminal (TPKS) will not be affected even though the government bans batik cloth and other commodity imports. TPKS General Manager, Iwan Sabatini, said some exported commodities produced in Central Java mostly rely on imported raw materials such as textile and textile product industries. “Therefore, I think import ban
Read moreJAKARTA – The government ensured the plan to develop Cilamaya Port, Karawang Regency, West Java will be reviewed. National Development Planning Board (BPPN) Minister, Andrinof Chaniago, said his office is forming a team to study the feasibility of Cilamaya Port project to be resumed or not. “We will review it from various aspects since it
Read moreTanjung Priok Port Authority Office’s Main Hall, which is not too spacious, was crowded by tens of port stakeholder representatives on Friday (1/16). Even though the hall is not spacious, it did not decrease the enthusiasm of the port stakeholders to attend Tanjung Priok Port Authority Port Head position handover fro Wahyu Widayat to Bay
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