Two missing after tugboat, barge sink

  Two ship crew members are missing after a tugboat and a coal barge sank in the Batanghari River in Jambi on Monday. The two missing men, identified as Teguh and Dodi, had not been found as of Tuesday. Witnesses said the tugboat, which was towing the barge, had become unstable due to the river’s…

IMO’s Secretary-General Addresses Industry’s New Year

  IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has delivered his New Year Address outlining some of the targets, challenges and priorities the Organization will face this year at the opening of the first sub-committee meeting of 2014. Speaking at the first meeting of the newly-formed IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction, Mr. Sekimizu said that this…

IMO’s Secretary-General Addresses Industry’s New Year

  IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has delivered his New Year Address outlining some of the targets, challenges and priorities the Organization will face this year at the opening of the first sub-committee meeting of 2014. Speaking at the first meeting of the newly-formed IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction, Mr. Sekimizu said that this…

Daring Visit Affirms UK-Indonesia Ties

  The Indonesian Navy hosted a distinguished visitor from Britain, as the Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer, HMS Daring, arrived in North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port on Friday for a four-day visit. “British First Sea Lord Admiral Sir George Zambellas will be on Daring before the ship enters Jakarta. His presence highlights the importance the…