Pelindo III Plans To Extend Its Subsidiary Ports
ISG Issue. 627
In a bid to anticipate probable heavy stagnancy, state port operator PT Pelindo III is planning to extend its subsidiary ports. This is to improve the ports competitiveness, following the enactment of the shipping bill No 17/2008 that ends Pelindo monopoly and allows private companies to develop and operate ports. The projects will run in long-term programs with trillion rupiah investment value.

Humpuss Intermoda To Spend $1.1 Billion Purchasing New Vessels
ISG Issue. 627
PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi, a top publicly listed shipping company, plans to spend more than US$1.1 billion in the next four years to buy 29 vessels, to support business expansion.

Good Owner Reject Tally In Tanjung Priok
ISG Issue. 627
Good owner and seas transportation user in Tanjung Priok, reject tally by 19 independent companies that has been pointed by port administrator, Tanjung Priok administrator office has decided pier activity and 19 companies as operator tally in the port.

Oceans To Take Center Stage At Int'l Climate Conference
ISG Issue. 627
The first world conference in Manado next year will address the impact of climate change on oceans and the degradation of marine resources, an official says. "All this time, discussions and focus on climate change have been dominated by issues such as forests and alternative energy," secretary for the office of the coordinating minister for people's welfare, Dwisuryo Indroyono Soesilo, said recently.

Container Accumulation Is Forbidden
ISG Issue. 627
Container accumulation ban in Tanjung Priok port will be implemented soon , Hundredth container that have good release document but still accumulated in port will be relocated soon to avoid of density in container yard.

Malaysia Set To Become A Major Tuna Player In Asia
ISG Issue. 627
Malaysian International Tuna Port Sdn Bhd (MITP) has taken another step towards making Malaysia a major tuna player in Asia with the signing of a pact with an influential Spanish seafood industry organization.

Strategic Marine Expands Shipbuilding Capacity
ISG Issue. 627
Strategic Marine has expanded in Singapore and opened new yard in Mexico. Australia’s Strategic Marine has confirmed its emergence as an international shipbuilder by expanding the capacity of its Singapore facility and officially opening its new yard in Mexico.

Current Warnings : South China Sea
ISG Issue. 627
Five attacks on shipping have been reported for the area around Anambas Island, South China Sea, since late March, the IMB Piracy Centre warns. The attacks have taken place in positions 02:52.5N-105:11.0E, 03:13.0N-105:26.0E, 03:16.18N-105:26.68E, 03:24.6N-105:31.5E, 02:36.8N-105:9.9E.

Hanjin Heavy Wins 141b Won Ship Deal
ISG Issue. 627
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co, the first South Korean shipyard operator to export ships, has received an order to build two container vessels worth 141.3 billion won (S$191 million) from a European customer. The ships will be delivered by July 31, 2010, the Busan-based company said in a regulatory filing yesterday, without naming the buyer.

Furniture Producers Refuse Rattan Export
ISG Issue. 627
The furniture producers are standing against the policy relating the quota of rattan export as the domestic market are still needing more raw materials for furniture industry. Trade Department has just released statement to fully run the Trade Minister Regulation No. 12/M-DAG/PER/6/2005 on rattan export.

Indonesia Illegal Chinese Shipments A Major Problem
ISG Issue. 627
The knitted fabric and clothing manufacturing industry is one of Indonesia's highest foreign exchange earners, but could face sanctions from the United States if its government is unable to halt the problem of trans-shipments of Chinese textiles and garments through the country according to a recent report.

Batam Booming Import Products Illegal
ISG Issue. 627
“Circulation of illegal import goods in Batam are free. Every one in Batam knows, while goods are transported by container and directly enter to the market.” Said Achmad Hijazi, head of Industry and Trade Office in Batam recently.

UN Agency Helps Tillers In 54 Poor Nations Cope
ISG Issue. 627
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has approved $21 million worth of projects in 48 more countries, including the Philippines, to help small farmers mitigate the effects of rising farm input costs and high food prices. This brings to 54 the total number of country beneficiaries the FAO has included in its Initiative on Soaring Food Prices (ISFP), the agency said.

Export Ban On Steel Bars, Cement?
ISG Issue. 627
Is a temporary ban on export of steel bars and cement on the cards? It looks like the Government may impose some kind of restrictions to help the construction industry overcome the rising prices of these and other raw materials. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said he had received lots of requests from developers and contractors that there should be restrictions to control the outflow of essential items.

Coffee Climbs As Indonesia's Harvest Nears End ; Sugar Rebounds
ISG Issue. 627
Robusta coffee rose in London as the harvest nears an end in Indonesia, the world's third-largest supplier. Sugar erased declines and cocoa also gained. More beans from Vietnam and Indonesia contributed to a 9.1 percent drop in coffee prices through yesterday from a three- month high of $2,554 a metric ton on July 3. Supplies from Brazil, the world's largest grower, are also ``drying up a bit'' after wet weather delayed this year's harvest, said Stefan Uhlenbrock, an analyst at German research company F.O. Licht.

RI – MEXICO Prepare Trade Cooperation Agreement
ISG Issue. 627
Indonesia and Mexico agree broad trade relation. In the meeting of businessman of the countries, there were enthusiasm Broader cooperation is following of the trade mission by Trade Department and Chairman of Capital Investment cooperation Board (BKPM) to Mexico July 28 – 29, 2008. ‘This trade mission become important not only to knowing Mexico market but also look for trade opportunity and investment for Indonesia entrepreneur in Mexico vise versa.” Said Bachrul Chairi, Chairmen of NAFED (BPEN) in his press release recently.

Unilever Sells North American Detergents Business
ISG Issue. 627
Unilever NV said Monday it has agreed to sell its North American laundry detergents business, including the All, Snuggle, Wisk and Surf brands, to a private equity investor for $1.45 billion. The buyer, Vestar Capital Partners, plans to combine the businesses with its Huish Detergents Inc. business that includes the Sun and White Rain brands and call the new company The Sun Products Corp. Huish also makes detergents, fabric softeners, dish care and personal care products under private label names for major retailers.

Mini Shipping Gazettte News : Pirates Seize Bulker
ISG Issue. 627
Somali pirates have hijacked a 52,454 dwt bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia's Puntland province. According to press reports the Panama-flag, 2007-built Stella Maris was seized on Sunday. The ship is managed by Tokyo-based company MMS and is believed to have 18 crew on board.

Mini Shipping Gazette News : NOL Bids For Hapag - Lloyd
ISG Issue. 627
Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines says it has submitted an ``indicative non-binding bid'. A company statement to the Singapore stock exchange did not say how much it was offering for the German shipping line which which is part of the TUI group. German daily Boersen-Zeitung says that NOL's bid and that of a German group were about euros3bn (US$4.8bn).

Mini Shipping Gazette News : Singapore To Aid Indonesian Ferry Safety
ISG Issue. 627
Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority is to assist its Indonesian counterpart, the Directorate General for Sea Transportation (DGST), in the training of ferry safety and mishap management. The MPA is to help conduct a course for Indonesian maritime officials, which will culminate in a joint table-top ferry mishap exercise between the MPA and the Indonesian maritime body.

Mini Shipping Gazette News : Hamburg Sud Joins Chile's CCNI On Lazaro Cardenas End Run Service
ISG Issue. 627
Hamburg Sud and Chile's CCNI are planning to make calls in Mexico on their joint Far East/North and South America China Express Service/ASPA 1 from Manzanillo to Lazaro Cardenas, the container port designed to siphon cargo from the US west coast and rail it north to market.

Mini Shipping Gazette News : Falcon Sets Coffee Container Loading Record For Kerala CFS
ISG Issue. 627
India's Falcon Infrastructure Ltd (FIL), which operates Kerala's first inland Container Freight Station (CFS), has set a new record for loading 240 tonnes of coffee into containers. The cargo belonging to Harrisons Malayalam Ltd was loaded into 12 containers in a single day for export to Russia from nearby Kochi port, according to The Economic Times of India.

Mini Shipping Gazette News : Odense Shipyard To Deliver 7,000 - TEU Ship For Maersk Service
ISG Issue. 627
AP MOLLER-MAERSK, will receive one of the six 7,000-TEU ships from Odense Steel Shipyard that will join Maersk Line's worldwide liner service, it was announced recently. Kuehne & Nagel CEO Reinhard Lange and his wife honoured AP Moller-Maersk and the Odense Steel Shipyard by naming the vessel Maren Maersk.

Mini Shipping Gazette News : APL Reveals June Container Volume And Revenue Up 13pc
ISG Issue. 627
Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines has reported a 13 per cent year on year increase in average revenue per FEU for container arm APL. Average revenue per FEU for the period increased year-on-year to US$3,080 from $2,726, which was attributed to bunker surcharges and better backhaul rates.