Three Pirate Attacks Reported

Singapore: Two tankers were hit by pirates on March 6 and a bulker was also attacked this morning, all near Singapore, according to an alert by the Information Sharing Centre of Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). ReCAAP urges all vessels transiting the area to enhance vigilance…

Indonesia’s Port More Hectic Towards 2015 Asean Market

JAKARTA – Chairman of Central Executive Board of Indonesian Logistics and Forwarders Association (ALFI) Iskandar Zulkarnain said the 2015 Asean sole market highly enable the increase of shipping and logistics activities via sea transportation. “Thereby, the service in the port needs an escalation, especially on logistics distribution,” he said to Bisnis.com (3/6). Further he said…

SBY to Inaugurate Pacitan Vessel in Basarnas’ 42nd Anniversary

Liputan6.com, Cilegon – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to attend The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas)’s 42nd Anniversary in Dermaga Pelabuhan Indonesia II, Merak, Cilegon, Banten. The event will also be attended by ministers and local heads. In Basarnas’s anniversary on Wednesday, March 5th 2014, two Catamaran-type new vessels owned by Basarnas having…