Pirates attacked a Greek-operated oil tanker with a crew of around 20 off the coast of Togo on Tuesday, the West African state’s armed forces said, in the latest in a spate of attacks on shipping in the Gulf of Guinea. Army chief of staff Atcha Titikpina told a regional conference on piracy in…
The Republic of Indonesia has formally acceded to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention), Annexes III, IV, V and VI, and the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR Convention). His Excellency Mr. T. M. Hamzah Thayeb, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom and Permanent Representative…
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MEDAN – The Agency of Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) in Polonia, Medan, alerts people who live in coastline to the bad weather and high wave affected by tropical storm Bolaven in South China Sea. BMKG predicts the wave can reach 0.5-2.5 meters in Riau and Batam, Malaka Strait, Aceh, Nias, the western Indian…
Cargo terminals within the Port of New Orleans have ceased operations since 5 p.m. yesterday (August 27,2012) as Port personnel and terminal operators finish storm preparedness procedures in anticipation of a now Category 1 Hurricane, Isaac. The Associated Branch Pilots, which pilot ships through Southwest Pass at the mouth of the Mississippi River, ceased operations Sunday night and…