JAKARTA-Ministry of Transportation states until now Japan is very serious to become investor for Cilamaya port project. Director General of Sea Transportation, Ministry of Transportation, Bobby R. Mamahit, said there are other countries too, such as South Korea, Netherlands, and Denmark, which are interested to invest in the project. Yet, so far Japan has the
Read moreIMSCB held the 6th Forum Group Discussion about Regional Maritime Safety in Jepara, Central java on April 16 2014. The event was opened by the Head of Policy Preparation Activities of IMSCB Maritime Colonel Yansen Angkouw, S.st, SH. Moreover, the speakers in the event were attended by First Admiral (Ret) Sukerni M. Yassin, SH (Law
Read morePublicly listed shipping company PT Wintermar Offshore Marine Tbk has allocated US$60 million this year to buy five new ships to boost its fleet. Wintermar head of corporate planning Pek Swan Layanto said in Jakarta last week that two of the new ships would be delivered this month, another one in the middle of this
Read moreIndonesia’s regional shipping firm Samudera Shipping Line returned to the black in the first quarter ended 31 March 2014 due mainly to lower cost of services. Net profit for the first quarter was registered at $414,000, rebounding from a loss of $4.42m in the same period of last year. Revenue, however, dropped 10.5% year-on-year to
Read moreAs many as 27 sea patrol crew are under investigation for allegedly receiving US$4,000 in bribes from the crew of a Vietnamese vessel, which was caught illegally fishing in Tarempa waters, Riau Islands. Martime and Fisheries Resourcese Monitoring Task Force (PSDKP) chief Syahrin Abdurrahman said on Thursday that his agency had withdrawn two naval ships
Read more‘’The continuation of the criminal issues occurred on the Indonesian maritime such as illegal fishing, piracy, and the larceny of the natural resource were being the threat to the National Security’’ said the Chief of IMSCB ‘’Rear Admiral D.A.Mamahit’’ on the event of ‘’34th Captain of Patrol Ship Refreshment and Personnel of the Joint Operation
Read moreArmed pirates raided an oil tanker off the coast of Malaysia and took three crew members with them, Malaysian maritime officials said on Wednesday, underscoring increasing threats to shipping in one of the world’s busiest waterways. The incident in the Malacca Strait, a route for about a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil trade, has
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