Shipowners association wants in-depth study on impact of cabotage exemption
KUCHING: Sarawak Sabah Shipowners Association (SSSA) has urged the state government to revisit the cabotage policy and conduct an in-depth study on the impact of the exemption before implementing permanent changes that may cause damage to the local shipping industry[...]
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Sarawak, Sabah shipowners: Don’t abolish cabotage policy
KUCHING: The Sarawak Sabah Shipowners Association (SSSA) has urged the Sarawak government not to push for the abolition of the cabotage policy. The SSSA said, according to a report in The Borneo Post, that if the state government were to abolish[...]
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Rough seas ahead for Sarawak shipping
KUCHING: Sarawak shipping companies, already facing prolonged depressed freight rates, are in for tougher times with the scrapping of the cabotage policy. The policy change means that foreign cargo ships will be allowed to call directly at ports in Sarawak,[...]
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Cabotage law between east and west Malaysia to be scrapped
Malaysia is abolishing its 30-year old cabotage law between the east and west of the country from 1 June. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced earlier this week that it would be exempting the states of Sabah[...]
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