Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has announced that the ministry will deploy maritime patrol aircraft from the Navy to track people smuggling along the southern coastal areas of Indonesia. “This October we will launch maritime patrols along the southern coasts to monitor boats carrying migrants because not all of them stop off in Indonesia…
The Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of fishery partnership. “It marks the birth of the new era of both countries’ fishery partnership, which is expected to be able to further benefit both countries,” Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sharif…
The Japanese Coast Guard reported that two container ships collided late Wednesday night in waters off the island of Shikoku. Local maritime authorities were able to confirm that there were no injuries, and the two ships, one departing from Osaka, the other heading to Aichi Prefecture, were not significantly damaged and able to continue their…
Peru has hosted the 2013 IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event, on 2 and 3 October 2013, with a seminar and other activities, focusing on this year’s World Maritime Day theme: “Sustainable Development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20″”. The parallel event was attended by representatives from the maritime community in Peru, South America and the rest…