{"id":14362,"date":"2025-08-02T19:03:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T19:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=14362"},"modified":"2025-08-02T19:03:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T19:03:33","slug":"malaysia-imposes-new-rules-to-stop-illegal-anchoring-ship-to-ship-transfers-in-its-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=14362","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Imposes New Rules To Stop Illegal Anchoring & Ship-To-Ship Transfers In Its Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Malaysia Imposes New Rules To Stop Illegal Anchoring & Ship-To-Ship Transfers In Its Waters<\/div>\n

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The Malaysian Maritime Authorities are taking stringent measures to prevent illegal anchoring and ship-to-ship transfers in their waters.<\/p>\n

Given its location close to the Singapore Strait, Malaysia has seen a rise in such cases and seeks to crack down on such unlawful vessels.<\/p>\n

The Malaysian Marine Department has implemented new rules, effective from July end, and it emphasised that ships must keep their AIS transmission on at all times.<\/p>\n

The authorities will closely monitor ships that go dark, i.e turn off their signals.<\/p>\n

Ships will also need a dual permit for anchoring in key eastern areas near the Singapore Strait since these are prone to such activities.<\/p>\n

Vessels will need to submit an anchoring plan, which should be given a nod by the Marine Department, and only then can they enter the region.<\/p>\n

The authorities have been instructed to increase their vigilance and warned that ships will be detained if they are found without the required documentation and anchoring approval.<\/p>\n

Additionally, officials are being careful as the waters east of the peninsula are said to be a frequent point for shadow tankers and those arriving from Russia or Iran, trying to hide their cargoes.<\/p>\n

The illegal activities are also conducted by small ships involved in such STS transfers.<\/p>\n

The MMEA reported that on July 11, 2025, it saw two tankers alongside each other. One ship was crewed by 4 people, including the captain and another from Indonesia and 2 Indian nationals.<\/p>\n

The second ship had an Indonesian and a citizen from Myanmar, and two citizens from Vietnam. MMEA reported that the Myanmar crew and two crew from Vietnam could not show valid identification documents.<\/p>\n

Additionally, it seized 169,000 litres of diesel oil.<\/p>\n

Recently, MMEA also reported that a Barbados-registered tanker was detained for illegally anchoring in Batu Pahat waters.<\/p>\n

The ship had an 18-member crew, including the captain, who were indian nationals.<\/p>\n

The tanker left Dubai and entered Tanjung Bruas Port, Melaka, to load a cargo comprising 6894 tonnes of tar on its way to Vietnam.<\/p>\n

The Singapore Shipping Association has advised its members to follow the regulations and work with port agents to secure the necessary approvals before entering Malaysian waters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Malaysia Imposes New Rules To Stop Illegal Anchoring & Ship-To-Ship Transfers In Its Waters Image for representation purposes only. The Malaysian Maritime Authorities are taking stringent measures to prevent illegal anchoring and ship-to-ship transfers in their waters. Given its location close to the Singapore Strait, Malaysia has seen a rise in such cases and seeks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-14362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14362"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14362\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}