Tag: Malaysia

In Malaysia, a boy was reportedly locked inside a shipping container from Bangladesh’s Chittagong. While at first there were suspicions of human trafficking, these were dismissed after an investigation by the police. 

On January 14, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) announced that the search for the Malaysian cargo ship MV Dai Cat 06, which went missing in Indonesian water on January 9, had been officially called off.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained four ships in Johor waters, on January 9, for illegal activities, including anchoring without permission and transferring oil illegally.

Proposals for potential low/zero carbon pilot projects were presented at the 2nd National Stakeholders Roundtable, in Penang, Malaysia, on 23 November, as part of IMO's GreenVoyage2050 Accelerator.

The Indonesian Navy or the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency have been detaining vessels which were anchoring or drifting in the Eastern portion of the Singapore Strait. These incidents are also reported this year.

At least five more countries now support aligning the IMO’s climate goals with the Paris Agreement. These are: The Cook Islands, Mexico, Myanmar, Colombia and Malaysia.

Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have welcomed the success of a 2017 agreement to carry out joint patrols and share intelligence about activities in waters in their region, which was once prone to kidnappings and pledged to enhance the pact.

Lloyd’s Register Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) on 18 March released a bulletin warning shipowners of off-spec bunker fuels from Port Klang, Malaysia.

Three major Ro-Ro operators have been fined by the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) for forming a price fixing cartel.

Maritime Malaysia Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained Sierra Leone registered cargo ship MV Kong on 25 December, at 0.7 nautical miles west of Bagan Ajam.