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Indonesian navy rescues hijacked oil tanker
The Indonesia navy rescued a Kiribati-flagged oil tanker captured by pirates off the coast of Borneo island, and detained nine…
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MOL starts new Indonesian LNG joint venture
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has teamed up with a local partner in Indonesia, PT Pelindo Energi Logistik (PEL) to…
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Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines to strengthen anti-piracy cooperation
Foreign ministers from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed at a meeting today to conduct additional sea patrols and establish a…
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Indonesian owners urged to travel in convoy when transiting piracy prone areas
The Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) is telling its members to travel in convoy when transiting anywhere near Mindanao in…
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Indonesian president vows to stamp out piracy
Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has vowed to stamp out escalating maritime violence near its borders. Speaking yesterday as 10 Indonesian…
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Abu Sayyaf releases kidnapped Indonesian crew
Ten Indonesian seafarers were released yesterday after more than a month in captivity with Abu Sayyaf. The Philippine militant group…
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The next Somalia
In January 2015, I went for a swim in the Sulu Sea. Just a family day out at the seaside,…
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Indonesia worried Sulu Sea risks becoming the ‘new Somalia’
Indonesian security officials are concerned that the Sulu Sea could become the ‘new Somalia’ on the back of a series…
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Indonesian port halts coal exports after crew kidnaps
Coal exports have been halted from Banjarmasin port in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province after crew were abducted from a coal-carrying…
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Indonesian premier addresses IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee
Sustainable management of the world’s oceans will be crucial to the world’s development, Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo said today in…
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Indonesian owner willing to pay Abu Sayyaf ransom to free crew
The firm that owns the tugboat that was hijacked by the Abu Sayyaf militant group in the southern Philippines last…
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Hijacked barge found off Sabah
An Indonesian barge, Anand 12, hijacked by the militant group Abu Sayyaf late last month in the far south of…
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Humpuss: ‘In LNG big is no longer attractive. Small is beautiful’
Jakarta: LNG shipping is going through a massive change – the reverse of much of the rest of the industry…
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Indonesian crew held in suspected Abu Sayyaf kidnapping
The Indonesian Embassy in Manila yesterday confirmed reports that an Indonesian tug, Brahma 12, has been hijacked in the far…
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Pertamina-owned cargo ship sinks in Indonesia
A singledecker general cargo ship owned by Pertamina sunk on Tuesday after hitting a reef off Tagulandang island, located north…
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Indonesian buyer of Pacific London revealed
The mystery buyer of Sinokor’s aframax has been tracked down. Last week brokers had confusingly mixed reports of the buyer.…
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Pertamina orders eight tankers at domestic yards
Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamaina has placed orders for eight 17,500dwt tankers at three local shipyards as part…
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Ensco semisubmersible gets Chevron Indonesia job
UK-headquartered driller Ensco has won a contract for semisubmersible from Chevron to operate off Indonesia. The rig is currently mobilising…
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SPP in negotiations for up to 10 Indonesian MR tankers
South Korea’s SPP Shipbuilding is in negotiations for what could be a major turnaround order. The yard, which has had…
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Seafarer drowns as product tanker sinks in Indonesian waters
One seafarer drowned while another 26 were evacuated when the product tanker Nusantra Akbar sank on Saturday night in Indonesian waters…
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