New System Aims to Ease Paperwork at Jakarta Port

  The state-controlled port operator said it had signed an agreement with seven government institutions to implement Inaportnet, an online system to ease the processing of exports and imports. The new system will by coordinated by the Tanjung Priok Port Authority in order to ensure a smooth flow of goods and quality export-import services, Pelabuhan…

IMO Reaffirms Commitment to Sustainable Maritime Development at Rio+20

  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting sustainable maritime development, during a side-event organized by IMO on 20 June at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Presenting his vision at the panel discussion on “Sustainable Maritime Development – Contribution of Maritime Transport to…

Work Starts on Fossil Fuel Free Cargo Ship Set to Transform Shipping

  Development is underway to design the modern world’s first 100 per cent fossil fuel free sailing cargo ships. With rising fossil fuel prices and the global challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this project is set to change the shipping industry by providing efficient and affordable low-carbon shipping. The project combines proven technology, using…

Vietnam Passes ‘Law of the Sea’ – China Objects

  China opposes Vietnamese maritime law over its sovereignty claims to South China Sea islands Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun summoned Vietnamese Ambassador to China Nguyen Van Tho recently to lodge a solemn representation to the Vietnamese side concerning the recent passing of a Vietnamese maritime law that extends the country’s jurisdiction to islands claimed by…