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World 5 years ago

Efforts to dislodge ship blocking Suez Canal enter sixth day

The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, said at a press conference Saturday that the ship's rudder and propeller had moved, calling it a "positive sign," but it remains unclear when the Ever Given, which became stuck Tuesday during a sandstorm, will be refloated.

Business 5 years ago

Japanese owner faces 'extreme difficulty' refloating ship stuck in Suez Canal

"In co-operation with local authorities and Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, a vessel management company, we are trying to refloat (the ship), but we are facing extreme difficulty," Shoei Kisen Kaisha said in a statement on its website.

Business 5 years ago

Ship blocks Suez Canal after 'gust of wind' knocks it off course

A photo posted Tuesday showed the Taiwan-owned MV Ever Given, a 400-metre- (1,300-foot-)long and 59-metre wide vessel, lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway as excavation trucks struggled to dig it out.

National 6 years ago

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Indonesia vows to return unwanted waste back to US. It ends up in India

Indonesian environmental group Nexus3 and global waste trade watchdog Basel Action Network probed 70 waste containers consisting waste that were sent back to their countries of origin.

Business 6 years ago

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West Kalimantan’s international port to begin operations in 2020

For a total cost of about Rp 14 trillion ($988.4 million), the new Kijing port is to have a container terminal with a capacity for up to 2 million 20-foot equivalent units.

City 6 years ago

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'Back to Besek', NGO promotes ecofriendly container to support local economy, save environment

Using besek as an alternative food container can help sort waste issues and spur the local economy, according to an environmental NGO called Kehati.

Editorial 8 years ago

EDITORIAL: Labor strike to oust Hutchison?

We suspect that the workers’ opposition to the 20-year extension of the contract is the main and broader agenda of the trade union.

Business 9 years ago

French shipping company CMA CGM aims to increase RI market share to 20 percent

France's CMA CGM, the third biggest shipping company in the world, aims to increase its market share in Indonesia to 20 percent by year-end from the current 13 percent.

Business 9 years ago

First Jakarta-Los Angeles cargo route launched in Tanjung Priok

Indonesia's main shipping gateway, Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta, launched the first ever route connecting Jakarta and Los Angeles in the United States to boost its strategic standing as an international seaport

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