A business leader has warned that Indonesia needs to urgently improve efficiency at its major ports in the face of increased competition in the shipping and logistics industry in Southeast Asia. Accenture Indonesia managing director for products Soo-ho Choi said on Tuesday that the trend in the shipping and logistics business was now shifting from…
Jakarta: As Singapore’s port capacity gets squeezed Indonesia has an opportunity to take on a transhipment role, especially for the transpacific trades, a researcher at Delft University has claimed. Ronald Apriliyanto Halim told local media yesterday: “Based on the current international trade development, Indonesia has the potential to be active in global maritime network…
A few hours ago in Buenos Aires the President of Argentina, Christina Fernandez de Kirchner became the “Godmother” to a vessel built in Australia. Named Francisco in honour of the Argentine born Pope, the 99 metre World’s Fastest Ship, and the first large dual fuel high speed Ro-Ro to use LNG as its primary…
Anafarta cargo ship started sinking after sustained damages due to excavating the sea bottom for sand with the backhoe loader. Accident with the Turkey-flagged cargo ship occurred on Riva Kupelitas point, south-west of Istanbul. The captain of the cargo ship, which was started to take on water, made a distress call to Vessel Traffic…