Nato Shipping Center: Weekly Piracy Update

  During the reporting period of 26 September to 02 October 2012 there were no piracy related incidents in the High Risk Area (HRA). In the period we received one report of suspicious activity in the Southern Red Sea (SRS) Bab-al-Mandeb (BAM) and Gulf of Aden (GOA). Masters are still reminded to remain vigilant while…

Indonesian shipper hopes for $2 billion debt restructure by year-end

  Indonesia’s PT Berlian Laju Tanker (BLTA.JK) (PTBL.SI), the world’s third-largest chemical shipper, hopes to restructure its $1.9 billion debt by the year-end and will switch its focus to niche liquid chemical and gas transport, its founder and chairman said in a rare media interview. The country’s leading oil and gas shipper defaulted on several…