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How is the war in Gaza affecting maritime traffic?

12/28/2023

Tensions spilling over from the war in Gaza to merchant ships in the Red Sea escalated on Saturday when media reported that the Israeli military had shot down more than a dozen unmanned attack drones.

The Houthis, an armed group that controls much of northern Yemen, have been carrying out drone and missile strikes against Israeli and US targets since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7. They have said they intend to prevent Israeli ships from sailing in the Red Sea until Israel stops its war against Hamas, which rules Gaza.

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Why is Giling Basah the king of Indonesia? And other local terms you should know.

12/12/2023

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If you have been in the speciality coffee industry for any length of time, you have probably heard the name Giling Basah. You may also have heard other names, such as Sumatra, Gayo or Kopi Luwak. Certainly, all these terms belong to the local Indonesian language, Bahasa. And they are also already part of the language of the coffee industry, so you should understand what they mean.

Giling Basah in the local language, Bahasa Indonesian, means wet hulled. It refers to the local way of processing coffee, and more specifically to the moment when the parchment is removed from the green coffee. As we know, coffee processing aims to clean the green coffee from all the protective layers, mucilage, pulp and fruit that protect it. This wet hulling process is very particular, because it removes the parchment from the green coffee when it is still wet, i.e., at 45-50 % humidity. This would be seen as an aberration anywhere else in the world.

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How is the war in Gaza affecting maritime traffic?

Why is Giling Basah the king of Indonesia? And other local terms you should know.

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