Royal Caribbean Cruises announced that has entered into a joint venture with Penang Port Sdn, in order to upgrade and improve Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal, in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. The upgraded pier is expected to accommodate berthing of larger cruise ships.
Read moreUK P&I Club announced that, as of May 2017, Philippines, Malaysia & Indonesia will launch joint piracy patrols in waters of the Sulu Sea, as, since August last year, there has been an increase in the amount of kidnappings and assaults on local small craft, international pleasure craft and smaller international trading vessels operating in the area.
Read moreThe Vietnamese-flagged general cargo ship Phu An 268 was attacked by pirates in Philippine waters off Boan Island, on March 5. However the captain of the vessel together with ESSCOM managed to escape the attack.
Read moreThe missing of Malaysian-registered tanker, MT Orkim Harmony is likely a case of piracy
Read moreReuters reports that this month, a second small oil tanker, the Orkim Harmony, went missing off Johor, Malaysia
Read moreSecurity situation at Eastern Side of Sabah in Malaysia
Read more40% shipping workers in Malaysia are foreigners
Read moreMalaysia now exports maritime cadets
Read moreMalaysia Gets Tough on Ships in Prohibited Anchorages
Read moreBooming local shipping industry is crucial for Malaysia's international commerce Malaysia needs 43,000 seamen for the booming local shipping industry which is crucial for her international commerce.Malaysian Marine Department director-general Datuk Capt Ahmad Othman said, currently, there were 49,000 local seamen in the local shipping industry while another 43,000 places were filled by foreign seamen.He said this to reporters after launching the 2012 National Seaman Day Celebration, here, Monday.He said among the benefits that could be obtained as a seaman was visiting foreign countries, wherever and wherever their ships docked, without needing visas.They only use their Seafarers' Identity Documents issued by the Marine Department, valid for five years for local seamen, and one year for foreign nationals working on Malaysian ships, he said.Source: BERNAMA
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