Surabaya, East Java (ANTARA News) – Indonesia keeps condcuting diplomacy with various countries especially in Southeast Asia to assure security in the South China Sea, Commander of Indonesian Armed Forces, Admiral Agus Suhartono, said here on Thursday. When met by reporters after leading a ceremony to mark the handing over of the post of…
Iran unveiled ts newest domestically-made container ship, named Iran-Shahrekord, the Fars News agency reported. The ship has 2200TEU capacity and has received all the necessary certificates from international institutes. The National Iranian Tanker Company managing director announced in December 2011 that 21 new tankers will be added to the national fleet by the end…
On Christmas day, an oil tanker began listing near Labuan. Nearly 400 gallons of oil out of the 53,000 gallons in the ship’s hold spilled in the surrounding waters. About 30% of the vessel has sunk. The tanker, RAMAI DUA, sent out a distress call to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, but search and…
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The Indonesian government has drawn up a roadmap for the development of ships of 300,000 deadweight tonnage (dwt) by 2025, to reduce the country`s dependence on imported ships, according to a minister. Currently, the national shipbuilding industry is able to produce cargo ships, passenger ships and tankers of 50,000 dwt,…