A passenger and a crew member were severely injured when two ferries carrying scores of passengers collided in the middle of the sea off Batam, Riau Islands, on Monday afternoon. The Miko Natalia ferry, made of fiberglass and the smaller of the two boats, departed from the Sekupang domestic harbor in Batam and was…
Singapore: Indonesian shipowner Samudera Shipping Line Ltd has announce that the group has sold 3,426 dwt chemical tanker, Sinar Bunyu, and 350 dwt oil barge unit, Cumawis 110. The company, which has over 50 vessels in the fleet, said that the sales are in line with the groups strategy to maintain a balanced business…
SURABAYA—PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III allocates IDR170 billion for improvements and upgrading of facility in Benoa port, Bali. Chair of PR Division, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III Edi Priyanto, said the fund is spent on various projects such as strengthening east and south docks worth IDR100 billion. The construction of domestic terminal spends IDR8 billion…
An asylum seeker boat bound for Australia has got into difficulty off the Indonesian coast, leaving three people dead. Indonesia’s search and rescue agency Basarnas says the boat was off Cipunaga on the south coast of west Java when it was hit by huge wave about 6.00am yesterday (local time). The boat limped back…