Priok returns to normal as strike ends

  Activities at Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta returned to normal on Tuesday as logistics and forwarder operators resumed work after striking at the country’s main seaport a day earlier. State-run company PT Pelindo II, also known as Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC), said stevedoring activities at the seaport were back to normal. “Every activity…

S. Korean gov`t moves to strengthen penalties for illegal deep-sea fishing

  Seoul (ANTARA News/Yonhap) – South Korea is seeking to significantly strengthen penalties for illegal deep-sea fishing by its vessels, increasing maximum fines by at least seven-fold, the government said Tuesday. The move comes amid growing international criticism for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by South Korean ships, along with a recent warning from…

Seagas- The World’s First LNG Fueling Vessel

  The world’s first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) fueling vessel – Seagas was christened last week at the Port of Stockholm. The first-of-its-kind vessel in the world, the LNG fueling vessel is classified under the same regulations that apply to ocean going LNG tankers.   The LNG fueling vessel will supply 60-70 tons of LNG…

West African States to Adopt Anti-Piracy Code

  (Reuters) – West African heads of state will meet, maybe as soon as this month, to adopt a code to fight growing piracy in their coastal waters that would include use of arrests, prosecutions and seizures of ships, the U.N. shipping agency said. Piracy is on the increase in the Gulf of Guinea region,…