The Indonesian government announced it will impose stringent measures and harsh penalties to hasten cargo flow at Tanjung Priok, the country’s main shipping gateway that is getting flak for congestion and long dwell times. Chief Economics Minister Chairul Tanjung told local media the government will take steps to cut dwell time at the port from…
JAKARTA – The operation of Block Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) is still awaiting the changes of the feasibility study of the cilamaya port project which is targeted for completion in July 2014. In fact, the construction of the port in the Khanewal district will shift the oil and gas pipeline owned by PT Pertamina…
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Malaysian authorities say they have arrested two Indonesian men connected to one of two boat accidents that have left 15 people dead and 27 others still missing. Officials say 82 people have been rescued so far, in an ongoing search off western Malaysia after the boats sank in separate incidents last Wednesday.…
Well-established local criminal syndicate diversifying its targets rather than undertaking new operations says Denmark-based security advisory and intelligence company Risk Intelligence. The recent hijacking cases of coastal product tankers in South East Asia for the theft of their cargoes represents a diversification of the threat rather than a new trend. “It’s a case of new…