The Indonesian Navy showcased its latest primary weapons systems during a ceremony at the Madura Pier, the Eastern Fleet headquarters in Surabaya, East Java, on Wednesday. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inspected the military hardware, which included warships, missiles and helicopters. “We do not want a war but if we have to fight to defend our
Read moreThe southern Indian Ocean, where investigators suspect missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may have come down, is one place where a commercial airliner can crash without a ship spotting it, a radar plotting it or even a satellite picking it up. The empty expanse of water is one of the most remote places in the
Read moreJakarta. In a move that could have serious repercussions for the security situation in the South China Sea, Indonesian officials on Wednesday acknowledged that China was claiming part of Indonesia’s Riau Islands province as its own territory. The Indonesian Military’s (TNI) Air Commodore Fahru Zaini, who is a member of the defense strategy unit at
Read moreSingapore: A study made by European insurance giant Allianz on worldwide maritime losses shows that once again Southeast Asia is a black spot for shipping. Shipping losses continued their downward trend with 94 losses reported worldwide in 2013, coming in below 100 for only the second time in 12 years, Allianz said. According to the
Read moreCIKARANG – PT Cikarang Inland Port, Cikarang Dry Port operator, said it stopped business expansion this year in line with the prediction on the uncertainty of the national economy. Benny Woenardi, Managing Director of PT Cikarang Inland Port, said this year it will stop the investment flow to grow the business. So far, Cikarang Dry
Read moreSEMARANG – State owned Port operator for Westen Indonesia region Pelindo III of Tanjung Emas Semarang Branch prepares IDR190 billion investment to widen its port and container yard in 2014. Pelindo III General Manager of Semarang Container Terminal (TPKS) Iwan Sabathini said the development is conducted to support container handling in Tanjung Emas in Semarang.
Read moreThe waters in the Singapore and Malacca straits are still not entirely safe from pirates, as evidenced by three ships that were robbed this month alone as they passed through the area, according to Indonesian Maritime Safety Information Center (PIKMI) officials. PIKMI receives incident alerts from the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed
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