Warning on carrying Kalimantan coal

  Jakarta: The West of England P&I Club has recently been advised by consulting scientists and engineers Dr J H Burgoyne and Partners (International) Limited that the number of incidents involving the self-heating of coal cargoes loaded in Kalimantan is increasing. In the past two years Burgoynes have dealt with 23 such cases, 10 of…

U.S. and China Conduct Counterpiracy Exercises

  After concluding an ambitious counterpiracy exercise with the Chinese navy, members of the U.S. 5th Fleet expressed hope it will lay groundwork for closer future cooperation in ensuring freedom of movement in the Gulf of Aden, other regional waters, and beyond. The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason joined the Chinese destroyer Harbin and Chinese auxiliary…

MV Smart operation for removing oil from ship

  MV Smart stricken bulk carrier that had troubles off Richards Bay is not an immediate pollution menace to the coastline according to the maritime and environmental authorities. The ship struck in a sandbank some day ago in rough waters while departing from Richards Bay. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) informed that the…

Cilegon to Build Rp 6 B Port

  TEMPO.CO, Cilegon – Cilegon City Administration sets to build Warnasari Port, a 45-hectare project that will cost Rp. 600 billion (around US$55,68 million). “Everybody knows Cilegon has no natural resources except the sea. It can be used for the sake of the city’s welfare,” said Cilegon Mayor Tubagus Iman Ariyadi. Although a permit for…