The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced the introduction of two new Admiralty Maritime Security Charts to cover The Mediterranean (Q6111) and The Persian Gulf (Q6110). The two new paper charts, together with a new online update service, provide a simple, single point of reference for the most up to date security information…
Four South Korean sailors have been held hostage for 500 days with negotiations between a Singaporean shipping company and Somali pirates to release them showing no signs of reaching an agreement, a Seoul official said Monday. The pirates have been requesting an unreasonably large ransom, the official said. The hostages are said to be…
JAKARTA: PT Pembangunan Perumahan (PP) Tbk will handle seven constructions in New Priok Port or Kalibaru Container Terminal through the cooperation with PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II). Those seven construction work areas are 1A dock, Container Yard 1A, 1B dock, Breakwater Disposal A and B, Breakwater Container Yard 1B, Dredging and Reclamation Works.…
JAKARTA: Competition in cargo market is getting tight in Indonesia, following the rise of the operation of roll on-roll off ships which accommodate inter-island routes as well as provide transportation for goods and passengers. Director of Shipping of PT.Tempuran Emas Tbk, Sutikno Kushumo said the tight competition in cargo market has lowered container shipping…