Cruise ship visits increase 26 percent

  SURABAYA — National sea port operator, PT Indonesia Port Corporation III recorded that cruise ship visit under their management increased 26 percent in 2013 compared to previous year. IPC III manages some ports in seven provinces in Indonesia, namely East Java, Central Java, Bali, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa…

Navy halt treasure raider ship in Riau Islands

  Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) – The Indonesian warship, KRI Teluk Gilimanuk 531, of the Navy Western Fleet (Koarmabar) halted a local flagged KM Trianis ship carrying treasures salvaged from a shipwreck in the Mapur waters, Bintan District, Riau Islands. “The ship, weighing 82 GT, was secured, as it was carrying 546 pieces of…

Navy halt treasure raider ship in Riau Islands

  Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) – The Indonesian warship, KRI Teluk Gilimanuk 531, of the Navy Western Fleet (Koarmabar) halted a local flagged KM Trianis ship carrying treasures salvaged from a shipwreck in the Mapur waters, Bintan District, Riau Islands. “The ship, weighing 82 GT, was secured, as it was carrying 546 pieces of…

Two Kidnapped Crewmen Released Off Nigeria

  A Ukrainian captain and Greek engineer who were kidnapped from their ship by pirates off the Nigerian coast last month have been released, the Greek coast guard said on Wednesday. Armed pirates attacked the Marshall Islands-flagged MT ALTHEA oil products tanker around 35 nautical miles off the coast of Akwa Ibom state on Dec.…