Two seafarers are presumed drowned after an Indonesian container ship sank in the Java Sea on 2 September. Meratus Banjar 2, a 7,761 dwt vessel owned and operated by Indonesia's Meratus Line, ...
Indonesian container ship sinks, 2 crew missing
Nigeria to deploy drones to combat oil theft
Nigeria is to deploy drones to monitor the movement of ships in an attempt to curb oil theft. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it wants to end crude theft in under a year. In a ...
Manila launches booking system to curb congestion
Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) has soft launched a vehicle appointment system to alleviate congestion. Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) is an electronic platform for selected ...
KSS Line seals 7-year charter with Gyxis
KSS Line has secured a seven-year charter contract with Japanese LPG trading outfit Gyxis Corporation. The KRW165 billion (USD138.63 million) contract starts in July 2017, the South Korean LPG and ...
NYK establishes first ro-ro terminal in Saudi Arabia
NYK has established its first exclusive roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) terminal in Saudi Arabia at King Abdullah port (KAP). KAP RORO Terminal is a joint-venture initiative between the Japan-headquartered ...
Arbitration dismisses claim against COSCO Corp
COSCO Corporation has been cleared from making additional payments to Dalian Deepwater Developer over a cancelled drillship order, says the shipbuilder. On 4 September, COSCO Corporation said a London ...
China holidays push up LPG freight rates
Freight rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) have risen by USD10/tonne since 27 August. Rates on the benchmark Gulf-to-Far East route averaged USD86.75/tonne on 3 September, up from ...
MPA, NUS form Centre for Maritime Law in Singapore
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has partnered with the National University of Singapore's (NUS') law faculty to establish the Centre for Maritime Law (CML) and MPA Professorship in ...
POSH defends $5m claim over property purchase
Singapore-listed offshore services provider PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) is seeking legal advice to defend a claim over property purchase. In January, POSH entered a sale and purchase ...
Australia-Indonesia border tensions thaw
Australia and Indonesia shook hands and made up last week, with the launch of a joint maritime enforcement training capability at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC). It is the ...
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