Indonesia has been urging China to curb a dramatic rise in maritime smuggling, with Prime Minister Tony Abbot citing a rise of 50% in its maritime smuggling.

The two countries are also working on the controversial pact, which critics claim will let Indonesia use its naval power to fight illegal fishing in a conflict over potential resource revenues.Indonesia is a party to the Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Forum (AMSF), which met in Singapore on Tuesday to discuss the deal.About 1,600 shipping firms have registered to join the new maritime security agreement. But for Indonesia, the agreement is more than a simple logistics and shipping agreement, officials say."It's really more than just logistics, it's really a matter of indirection logistics," Indonesian foreign minister.