Waterfront parks could rob tsunamis of their power

Source: The VergeDate: 4 May 2020 They could be a better option than towering seawalls When a tsunami slams into a coast, parks with rolling hills could provide about as much protection as towering seawalls, according to the authors of a new paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Nat...

Why solar energy can help Indonesia attain 100% green electricity by 2050

​Source: The ConversationDate: 22 April 2020 ​Indonesia is a tropical country with year-round sunshine. My research on how Indonesia can generate electricity entirely from renewable energy has calculated the country has the potential to generate about 640,000 Terrawatt-hours (TWh) per year from sola...

Indonesia and Netherlands's Water Cooperation through Healthy River Challenge

​Jakarta - A Joint Steering Committee Meeting on the bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and the Netherlands in the water sector was held on 9th March 2020. This bilateral cooperation has been transferred to the newly signed MoU on water management, circular economy, and water quality. One ...

Papua mangroves could help Indonesia coast to climate targets

​Source: Forests NewsDate: 24 March 2020 ​Indonesia - The characteristics of mangroves in a range of ecosystems – from undisturbed natural settings to areas where considerable land-use changes have occurred – should be evaluated to properly assess country-level blue carbon emissions accounting, acco...

Water and Climate Change: Main Messages

​The 2020 edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR 2020) entitled 'Water and Climate Change' aims at helping the water community to tackle the challenges of climate change and informing the climate change community about the opportunities that improved water management offers in terms of ...

Introduction to Royal Boskalis Westminster

​The material below was prepared and presented by Ibu Maria Kartika from Boskalis International Indonesia for Port Academy 2020. The presentation provided the participants and others with a deeper knowledge of Boskalis histories in Indonesia, what their activities are in Indonesia, what they do for ...

Port of Rotterdam: Europe's Largest Eco-smart Port

​The material below was prepared by Bapak Radityo Pradhana from Port of Rotterdam for Port Academy 2020. The presentation provided the participants and others with a deeper knowledge of what the concept of eco-port is, what the challenges are in the logistics sector, and what are being done to tackl...

Look around and meet the world of Van Oord

​The material below was prepared and presented by Ibu Irene Hutapea from Van Oord Indonesia for Port Academy 2020. The presentation provided the participants and others with a deeper knowledge of what Van Oord activities are in Indonesia, the types of equipment they use for carrying their activities...

Indonesia Maritime Outlook: Integrated Port Network

The material below was prepared and presented by Bapak Lukijanto from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investments for Port Academy 2020. The presentation provided the participants and others with a deeper knowledge of what the role of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs...

Tanjung Priok, The Pioneer of Sustainable Port in Indonesia

Tanjung Priok as the pioneer of the sustainable port in Indonesia will be needing 3 major aspects to be fulfilled, such as trade, tourism, and fisheries. The idea that we want to develop including optimizing the use of Tanjung Priok port as a place for cruises to berth and attracts the tourists to v...

Integrated Breakthrough for Kalibaru Terminal

As an Eastern Asia hub, Port of Tanjung Priok needs to develop its existences holistically. We should pay close attention to the myriad problems. By problem analysis, we considered two parameters in abscissa and ordinate to decide the main problem. We propose two solutions that can be implemented to...

Tanjung Priok SSIP: Smart & Sustainable Integrated Port

General outline Tanjung Priok is a sub-district in North Jakarta that has the area of 25,1255 m2. Inside Tanjung Priok, there is the Tanjung Priok Port as the busiest and largest port in Indonesia. Tanjung Priok SSIP stands for Tanjung Priok Smart, Sustainability, and Integrated Port. As the name im...

Towards Indonesia 2045: Enhancing Eco-Smart Port and Developing Resilient Community

Moved by the Vision of Indonesia 2045, we believe that maritime can be the utmost sector to conquer the vision. Not only through the development of ports, but also by creating an inclusive system that indeed is indispensable in which the community could also have equal opportunities to grow. There a...

Reasons to Study in the Netherlands

Five main reasons to Study in the Netherlands 1. A variety of study programs are taught in English Universities in the Netherlands offer the largest number of courses taught in English on the European continent. More than 2,100 study programs are taught entirely in English. 95% of Dutch people ...

Introduction from the Experts

Before the students were assigned to the task and joined a field trip in the terminal, it was crucial for them to grasp the concept of Eco- Smart Port from the experts. In this action plan, students were introduced to the concept of Eco-Smart Port in the maritime perspective from Indonesian and Dutc...