JAKARTA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Workers at one of the operators of Indonesia's busiest ports ended their strike on Monday, sooner than planned, out of consideration for the "national interests", the chairman of the labour union said. More than 600 workers of PT Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) have been on strike since Thursday to demand bonus payments, disrupting … [Read more...]
Touted Sea Change in Indonesia Shipping Network May Hit Choppy Waters
By Eveline Danubrata and Cindy Silviana JAKARTA, June 23 (Reuters) - With its towering new cranes and wharves that can handle some of the world's biggest ships, Indonesia's main international port has been shaking off its reputation for inefficiency and congestion with a $2.5 billion upgrade. But the revamp is just the first step in an ambitious drive to overhaul shipping in … [Read more...]
Five Killed in Fire Aboard Indonesian Ferry
At least five were killed after a fire broke out aboard a car and passenger in the Java Sea on Friday, Indonesian authorities confirmed over the weekend. The fire reportedly started in the vehicle deck of the Indonesian ferry Mutiara Sentosa 1 and quickly spread to other parts of the vessel, prompting the captain to give the order to abandon ship. The Indonesian … [Read more...]
Indonesia Port Disruptions Cause Coal Shipping Delays
By Fergus Jensen and Henning Gloystein JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Loading disruptions at ports in East and South Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo island are causing a coal supply shortage in one of the world's most important export regions, causing delays as ships wait to take on new cargoes. Shipping data in Thomson Reuters Eikon and port loading … [Read more...]
Three Countries Unite To Solve Nautical Mystery
(TheGuardian) Indonesia has agreed to work with the Netherlands to investigate the mysterious disappearance of several second world war shipwrecks – considered war graves – from the bottom of the Java Sea, the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has said. The recent discovery that at least six Dutch and British warships sunk in 1942 had vanished from the … [Read more...]
Tidal Power Developers Bet on Sea Change in Indonesia Renewables Sector
By Fergus Jensen and Wilda Asmarini JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A well-connected Indonesian marine renewable energy company and OpenHydro, a unit of French state-owned naval defence company DCNS, aim to be the first to plug into the vast untapped tidal energy potential of the world's biggest archipelago. Renewables have so far played little part in Indonesia's power … [Read more...]
Mutiny – Malaysian Tanker Seized By Crew
by Rozanna Latiff (Reuters) An oil tanker which was first reported to have been taken by pirates and sailed into Indonesian waters, was likely taken over by its own crew due to a dispute with their employer, Malaysian authorities said on Wednesday. M/V Vier Harmoni, carrying 900,000 liters of diesel worth around 1.6 million ringgit ($390,000), went missing after leaving … [Read more...]