BANJARMASIN (Indonesia Today) – About 124 passengers and crews of Wihan Sejahtera ship heading from Balikpapan to Surabaya have finally arrived at Trisakti Port, Banjarmasin after five days adrift in the Tabanio Waters since Monday (March 18). They are all survived. Kompas.com reported that ninety passengers and crews were evacuated by Nakula 7002 Air…
JAKARTA—Indonesia National Shipowners Association urged the logistics chain improvement not only in the sea and port, also on land, because the largest cost component is 70% in trucks. “Based on the case study result, the shipping cost of 16 tons oranges from Palopo, South Sulawesi is IDR10.8 million. The largest cost component in two…
Eleven (11) are dead and four (4) are missing after a passenger ferry sunk in the Minjiang River in east China’s Fujian province. The ferry reportedly fell victim to inclement weather and sank on Wednesday in the Xiadao district. A search-and-rescue operation is still ongoing for the missing passengers. Local reports state that an initial…
IMO has pledged its support to assist in the implementation of a new Code of Conduct concerning the prevention and repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in west and central Africa, which has been adopted at a Ministerial meeting in Cotonou, Benin. The Code is expected to be opened…