The CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce that the CMA CGM ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT, second of the world’s largest and state of the art containership’s series, begins its first voyage today, Friday, April 19th in Pusan, South Korea. Built by DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) in South Korea, this giant of the
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Monday for Southeast Asian states to present a united front to the Chinese in dealing with territorial disputes in the South China Sea to “literally calm the waters.” And she urged all involved to make “meaningful progress” on a process for ending conflicts by November.
Read moreCruise Lines International Association (CLIA) today commended the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Legal Committee for adopting at its recent meeting in London a proposal which CLIA co-sponsored on international standards for crime reporting, cooperation between governments, evidence preservation and care for victims. CLIA first offered the proposal to the IMO in 2011, marking the
Read moreTanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta has been hit by numerous strikes, with the most recent taking place on Jan. 16. A similar strike also occurred last December. However, the strike, which was organized by the workers’ union of the state-owned port company PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II), had no serious impact on
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