
Hydrophone Study Records One Fishing Blast an Hour off Sulawesi
A single hydrophone in the Spermonde Archipelago recorded an average of 23 blasts every 24 hours, suggesting bomb fishing is far more common in hotspot areas than previously believed.

Indonesia Seizes 2.6 Tonnes of Methamphetamine on Tanzanian-Flagged Ship
Indonesian police and customs seized 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine from a Tanzanian-registered general cargo ship off Bengkalis, detaining 10 Myanmar nationals.

Indonesia Begins Building Its First French Designed Submarines
Construction has begun in Surabaya on Indonesia's first two submarines built to a French design, under a technology transfer arrangement with a state shipyard.

Saipem wins around $2bn FPSO contract off Indonesia
Saipem has won an EPCI contract worth around $2bn for an FPSO at Eni's Kutei North Hub development off East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Indonesian Ferry Fire Leaves Five Dead And Missing Total Still Unknown
Five people are confirmed dead and 231 have been rescued after the ferry Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire at sea off Indonesia, but authorities have been unable to establish how many people remain missing.

Five dead and dozens missing after fire aboard Indonesian ferry
At least five people have died and 41 remain missing after a fire broke out aboard a crowded ferry off Java.

Indonesia adds ten patrol vessels to tackle illegal fishing in the North Natuna Sea
Indonesia's fisheries ministry has commissioned ten new patrol vessels and is expanding a key surveillance base as it strengthens monitoring of the North Natuna Sea.

Paragon buys into Indonesian coal shipping in a $50m deal
A Jakarta-listed miner has completed a $50m takeover of an Indonesian coal-shipping platform.

Petronas extends Indonesian FPSO charter out to 2036
Malaysia's Petronas Carigali has extended the charter of an FPSO on its Bukit Tua field offshore Indonesia by another decade, to 2036.

OneSubsea wins one of the largest umbilical awards for Indonesia's Kutei North Hub
OneSubsea has secured what it describes as one of the largest umbilical contracts ever placed, supplying a steel tube system for a deepwater field development offshore Indonesia.

Pertamina's shipping arm bets on a diversified fleet for global growth
Indonesia's state shipping company Pertamina International Shipping is prioritising a diversified fleet over any single segment as it pushes for a bigger international role.

Eni picks SLB OneSubsea for giant deepwater Indonesia umbilical order
SLB OneSubsea has won an Eni contract to supply a 94.6 km steel tube umbilical system for the Kutei North Hub development off Indonesia, among the largest umbilical awards to date.

Eni extends Ventura Offshore semisub off Indonesia
Eni has exercised options to keep Ventura Offshore's semisub SSV Catarina drilling off Indonesia into the fourth quarter, lifting the rig owner's firm backlog by roughly $25m.

Indonesian owners give older LNG carriers a second life
Indonesian owners are continuing to buy up older large LNG carriers, giving laid-up ships a second life just as segment values slide. About a month ago brokers flagged MISC's sale of the 158,000 cu m sisters Seri Balhaf…

Leadership reshuffle at MedcoEnergi as company names new chief executive
Indonesian oil and gas firm MedcoEnergi has appointed Ronald Gunawan as its new chief executive officer. The move follows a broader leadership reshuffle confirmed at the company's annual general meeting of shareholders.…

Boxship goes down off Batam
The Tanzania-flagged boxship Golden Star 1 has sunk off Batam after taking on water; all nine crew were rescued and Singapore Strait traffic is unaffected.
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