Jakarta. The government revoked a ban for Indonesian cargo ships with gross tonnage above 500 tonnes from making voyage into Philippine waters on Friday (28/10), allowing some businesses to resume trade on the pirate-infested route.
But the government decided to keep its ban on tugboats and barges on the route, since the smaller vessels are easier to be hijacked compared to the larger-sized boats, Tonny Boediono, the director general of sea transportation at the Transportation Ministry, said.
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Source: jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com
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