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Live Fish Auction is Back

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

May have been almost 3 years where the auction of the fish died. 
Suspended animation, as there is no longer a fisherman carrying his fish. (more…)

Eventide at Port Karangantu

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Nearly each my weekend keep company village’s delicious development at karangantu. Before, place it is only bandeng’s fish fishpond broadly surrounding acreage 4 ha. Than imposingly, result of bandeng’s fish fishpond not so satisfies. Therefore I try to develop that fishpond am not just kindness energy fish out bandeng. There are several alternative who can be cultivated, one of it is kindness energi crab. This i am choose since be so easy and advantaging and of my Internet get its data. (more…)

Karangantu Harbor: the chief port of the Kingdom of Banten, and one of the busiest ports in Asia

Friday, September 19th, 2008

 

Banten on a map looked the ideal port. The city was located on the confluence of two great international seaways, the Malacca and Sunda Straits, which were kept under almost total control by Bantenese possessions in the South of Sumatra. It had a large roadstead-18 kms wide and 10 kms deep-with calm waters protected from the open sea by a number of islets and islands. The river that watered this area not only created  a natural port, but also offered a convenient way to the plain under cultivation which formed and hinterland.

The river cibanten, which took its source from the Gunung Karang, about thirty kilometers south of Banten, divided into two arms before reaching the sea. Both mouths formed ports, the “international” port in the west, and the local port, called Karangantu, in the east. (more…)