This week, the ships of NATO’s counter piracy task force have been busy visiting local and regional mariners. Using their rigid hull inflatable boats, boarding teams from HNLMS Rotterdam, HDMS Iver Huitfeldt and USS Halyburton liaised with the dhows and skiffs to exchange information. Naval patrols, armed security guards and best management practices on
Read moreLast Saturday, NATO’s counter-piracy Operation OCEAN SHIELD warship UPS HETMAN SAGAIDACHNY of Ukraine boarded a skiff with seven suspected pirates aboard in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC). As the Ukrainian boarding team approached, the suspected pirates were observed throwing weapons overboard, including AK-47 assault rifles. The skiff had 16 barrels of fuel and
Read moreJAKARTA: Indonesia’s logistic sales are expected to exceed US$150 billion this year, or up by 25% from last year’s level of US$120 billion, contributed majority from online courier segment. Chairman of the Indonesian Logistics Association (ALI) Zaldy Ilham Mashita says the prediction of Indonesia’s fast-growing logistic sales as cited from Frost & Sullivan International
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Following the failure of ASEAN Ministerial Meeting to issue a joint statement on the South China Sea issue, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa is looking forward to meet the visiting China’s foreign minister on the next couple of days. “Besides bilateral issue, I hope we can compare notes on where we are
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