Krakatau to Upgrade Banten Port for Rp 735b

  The port subsidiary of state-controlled steel maker Krakatau Steel plans to build a 600-meter-long dock at Cigading port in Banten, the head of the company said on Tuesday. The Krakatau Bandar Samudera project is estimated to cost Rp 735 billion ($76.6 million). It is intended to serve ships carrying production output from a joint…

The Next Generation Lifeboat: the 1816 Class

  The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution – KNRM – enjoys a reputation for excellence in maritime search and rescue. It operates in one of the world’s busiest locations, the North Sea, where over a thousand ships sail in any given 24 hours. To be able to cover all the emergency situations that arise within…

Release Somali captives, pirates reiterate

  It seems that there is no respite to the worries of the Indian mariners held hostage by the Somali pirates. A set of conditions has been given by the pirates for the release of the Indian hostages, giving a clear indication that the process will be delayed further. In a letter sent to OMCI…

Indonesia to have navy museum: Official

  Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The Education and Culture Ministry`s Director of Museum And Cultural Heritage Preservation, Surya Helmy, has stated that Indonesia will soon have a Navy museum, which will be set up inside a warship. “This museum will be built inside a warship belonging to the Indonesian Navy and then be placed on…