Batam, Indonesia. In the dead of night, as his fuel tanker sailed through the narrowest section of one of the world’s busiest waterways, Capt. Thiwa Saman was wrenched from sleep and pitched into a waking nightmare. Three men with guns and swords were banging on his cabin door. Other pirates had already stormed the bridge,…
MAKASSAR – PT Pelindo IV, a port operator in Eastern Indonesia, scooped total revenue of IDR1.16 trillion in the first 6 months of this year. Finance Director of Pelindo IV Budi Revianto said the biggest contribution was made by container terminal services under the percentage of 38% to total revenue. The operational performance of the…
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PUNGESTI — Around 20 Greenpeace activists blocked access to a shale gas exploration site in Romania on Monday, in a third attempt to scupper the drilling operations of US energy group Chevron. Protesters locked hands and sat in front of the entrance to a drilling position in the northeastern village of Pungesti. They prevented…
SEMARANG—Marine logistics volume during Eid-ul Fitr period is predicted to rise by 30% due to increase of production in some plants. Chairman of Central Java Indonesia National Ship Owners Association (INSA) M Ridwan, confirms about the preparation of vessel to keep up with the surge, from the usual 240 containers to 300 -315 containers each…