Piracy in Somalia has fallen sharply for the first half of 2012, while the Gulf of Guinea has experienced a worrying increase in attacks, the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau’s global piracy report has revealed. Globally, 177 incidents were reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre in the first six months of…
JAKARTA: PT Pelindo II pocketed IDR2.99 trillion in the first six months of 2012, rose 41.09% when compared to the same period last year. Such hike was the result of infrastructures and services improvement at 12-under management ports, said President Director RJ. Lino. “Besides bigger revenue, our earnings before tax also increased by 44.92%…
The Council today approved the launch of a new civilian Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission, EUCAP Nestor, to support regional maritime capacity-building in the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean states. EUCAP Nestor is part of the EU’s comprehensive approach to fighting piracy and instability in the region. A team of around 175 people…
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is disappointed over the ASEAN ministerial summit which fails to issue joint communique on South China Sea. “As one of ASEAN countries’ leader, I am disappointed and concerned,” SBY said on Monday in Jakarta. The summit was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Until Friday, the ministers…