The waters in the Singapore and Malacca straits are still not entirely safe from pirates, as evidenced by three ships that were robbed this month alone as they passed through the area, according to Indonesian Maritime Safety Information Center (PIKMI) officials. PIKMI receives incident alerts from the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed…
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BATAM — President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has confirmed to officially open the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2014 to be held in Batam, Riau Island, at the end of March. Colonel I Gusti Kompiang, on behalf of the MNEK 2014 committee, informed the press after the coordination meeting in Batam on Tuesday, that President…
JAKARTA – PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II has changed the jetty layout in Tanjung Priok port along with the port management devolution to PT Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok starting from July 2014. General Manager of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II for Tanjung Priok branch Ari Henryanto said the attempt is taken to encounter the global logistics services…
Jayapura. Six people remained missing on Tuesday afternoon following the sinking of a speed boat off the coast of Timika, Papua, last week. Eight people were on board the boat when it departed from Timika, the capital of Mimika district, on March 6. The boat was headed toward the Agats area in the neighboring district…