The long-awaited New Priok Container Terminal I, the first terminal at Tanjung Priok Port's new facilities in North Jakarta, started operations last week, just one month behind schedule, local reports said.

Fears of a monopoly on port services in Indonesia have prompted the Indonesian Port Operators Association (IPOA) to challenge a Transportation Ministry plan to hand over government-controlled ports to state-owned operators, local reports said.

Indonesian Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has called on state-owned port operator Pelindo I to expand Sibolga Port in North Sumatra to facilitate growing flows of people and goods, local media reported.

Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo II is looking to tap into the halal market and growing demand for sharia-compliant storage facilities in an expanding Islamic economy, and has signed an agreement with Jakarta Industrial Estate...

Indonesian navy chief Adm. Ade Supandi has said he is not certain the government’s plan to provide security involving armed military personnel on board coal vessels traveling in areas prone to piracy can be implemented, local media reported.

It appears there is finally some progress, and efforts are being made to solve the piracy problem in the southern Philippines, with Indonesia saying it will finalize this week the concrete form of a joint security cooperation effort to ensure the...

Indonesia is considering deploying sea marshalls onboard coal-exporting tugs and barges as it prioritizes strengthening security for these vulnerable slow-moving vessels that have been hit by a spate of hijackings in the Southern Philippines this...

Among the solutions the Indonesian government is considering to help solve the piracy problem in the waters around Kalimantan and the Southern Philippines is providing bigger barges for coal exports to the Philippines, local reports said.

In a follow-up to the growing hijacking problem in southern Philippines waters, the Indonesian government has asked Philippines authorities to help ensure the safety of Indonesian vessels in their jurisdiction, Coordinating Political, Legal and...

Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo II has finally declared it plans to start full operations of its long-delayed container terminal at New Priok Port in North Jakarta on 15 July, local reports cited a director as saying.