For just a weekend 3 distinct AMVER rescues unfolded recently in the Caribbean and the result was 27 human lives saved. The cruise ship Disney Wonder and Carnival Conquest rescued a combined 21 Cuban migrants from disabled vessels while the bulk carrier Desert Hope rescued 6 people from another disabled vessel. Disney Wonder The…
Kuala Lumpur: The International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on piracy and armed robbery against ships recorded a total of 66 incidents worldwide in the first three months of 2013. This is down markedly from the 102 incidents reported for the corresponding period in 2012. Outside of African waters, Indonesia was the…
China’s defence ministry made a thinly veiled attack on the United States on Tuesday for increasing tensions in the Asia-Pacific by ramping up its military presence and alliances in the region, days after the top U.S. diplomat visited Beijing. China is uneasy with what the United States has called the “rebalancing” of forces as…
Singapore-based port company PSA International is eyeing cooperation with Indonesia’s state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II, also known as Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC), on the latter’s development project in Kalibaru, North Jakarta. The Singaporean firm offers Pelindo world-class facilities for the Kalibaru Port. IPC president director RJ Lino said recently that PSA was one…