Batam in Riau Islands will host the Indonesia International Maritime Festival (IIMF), in conjunction with the 2014 Multilateral Naval Exercises in Komodo (MNEK). Jimmy Basuki, a representative from IIMF organizer PT Mare Nostrum, said the IIMF would include a maritime conference and expo as well as sports, leisure and entertainment. “The maritime conference and expo
Read moreJakarta. Wintermar Offshore Marine, an Indonesian shipping services company, posted a 34 percent increase in profit last year, supported by demand for offshore vessels. Net income at the company rose to $27 million last year from $20.2 million in the previous year, while its revenue experienced an increase to $187 million from $124 million a
Read moreJakarta. The government has yet to find solutions to problems holding up the long-delayed Cilamaya Seaport project in West Java, since its announcement two years ago. Under the its original plan, the port was set to be operational by 2017. The Cilamaya port is expected to ease congestion at the country’s main Tanjung Priok port
Read moreBANDUNG – Indonesian Employers Association ( Apindo ) West Java chapter asked the government to dredge the Port of Cirebon to boost export activity in the region following the construction of double track rail connection built by the government . West Java Apindo Chairman Dedy Widjaja said currently the Port of Cirebon only being used
Read moreThe IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which starts on 31 March, will seek to make progress on the development of a global system of monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from ships. This is supported by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) which has made a detailed submission on the issue to the MEPC
Read moreJAKARTA— Benoa Port in Bali won the Best Port Welcome Cruise Insight 2013 Award in Miami, US. Since becoming turnaround port in 2012, visit by cruise ships increased significantly. In 2013, 41 ships visited the port, transporting an estimated 39,105 tourists from all over the world. In 2013, vessel visit rose by 0.9% from that
Read morePort operator Pelindo III, which manages facilities in central and eastern parts of Indonesia, will issue US dollar and rupiah bonds worth US$400 million this year to raise funds for the company’s port expansion projects. Pelindo III finance director Wahyu Suparyono said in Jakarta on Wednesday that the company would soon name the underwriters for
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