Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has announced that the ministry will deploy maritime patrol aircraft from the Navy to track people smuggling along the southern coastal areas of Indonesia. “This October we will launch maritime patrols along the southern coasts to monitor boats carrying migrants because not all of them stop off in Indonesia
Read moreJAKARTA – President Joko Widodo’s plan to develop maritime sector is welcomed by insurance industry. For risk mitigation, Indonesian Public Insurance Association (AAUI) proposed the creation of maritime insurance consortium. AAUI Chairman, Ahmad Fauzie Darwis, explained maritime sector is identical with the development of fishermen and its infrastructure like fishing vessels. This business, previously, is
Read moreMaritime border co-operation is not something new for many Southeast Asian countries. These complex boundaries have encouraged them to co-operate to increase security in the region as well as to use resources wisely. Indonesia peacefully maintains maritime boundaries with many countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and Palau, Asep Karsidi, head of Indonesia’s
Read moreBisnis.com, SURABAYA – Lambelu passenger vessel collided with Journey cargo vessel in buoy 10 at Madura Strait, in Surabaya’s Tanjung Perak Port area on Tuesday at 2.20 A.M. Due to the incident, KM Journey sank after it broke its hull but 17 vessel crews in the vessel, sailing from Lembar, were successfully evacuated. Head of
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