A boat carrying around 200 asylum seekers from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq and Sri Lanka reportedly sank off the coast of Cianjur regency, West Java, as it was bound for Christmas Island, Australia, on Tuesday night. As of Wednesday afternoon, as many as 187 survivors were brought to safety, while eight others died and…
Indonesian Vice-Finance Minister Mahendra Siregar has joined the chorus of detractors of the country’s main Tanjung Priok port, saying that without a “breakthrough” it would be difficult to ease container traffic, according to local reports. He added that despite recently signed agreements to move “long stay” containers out of the port to free up…
The Aqaba Civil Defense Directorate (Jordan) dealt with a Norwegian-flagged ship on fire Tuesday. The ship was loaded with 20,000 tons of wood, and was unloading its cargo at an Aqaba port gate when the blaze started up. The Spokesman of the General Directorate of Civil Defense, Bri. Fareed Al- Sharae’a, stated that the…
At the 110th session of the IMO Council, the 2014-2015 budget was subject to intensive debate. A crucial issue was the prioritisation and effectivisation of the IMO tasks, including the restructuring of the Sub-Committees. The IMO Council intensively debated Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu’s proposal for the 2014-2015 budget. There was general support of the initiatives…