Malacca Strait transits grow 2% to record in 2015, boxships see dip in H2

The number of vessels transiting the Malacca Strait grew to 2% in 2015 to hit a new all time high, however, the number of containerships using the key waterway dipped below 2010 levels in the second half of the year. ...

MMC reportedly setting sights on Malacca Port next

Malaysia\'s MMC Corp is gearing up to be the country\'s ports giant, with local media reporting that it has plans to acquire Malacca Port within this year. ...

Pirates hit six vessels in Malacca and Singapore Straits in less than 30 hours

Pirates hit six vessels in the Malacca and Singapore Straits in less than 30 hours on Friday and Saturday, successfully boarding five. ...

New Blackbeards of Malacca Strait: Southeast Asia’s pirates are getting bolder

Much of the petroleum that keeps Asia humming arrives by sea on tankers. But these vessels filled with crude oil aren’t just plying ordinary waters. They’re plying seas infamous for piracy. ...

Pirates board three ships in three hours along Malacca, Singapore Straits

Three vessels while underway in the eastbound lane of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Wednesday were attacked by pirates within a span of three hours, according to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC). ...

HRAS calls for action on growing migrant crisis in north of the Malacca Straits

The Human Rights At Sea (HRAS) organisation has urged the shipping industry consider acting in the search and rescue for thousands of migrants adrift in the Bay of Bengal and the Malacca Strait. ...

Pirates hijack tanker in Malacca Straits, cargo stolen

Another small tanker was hijacked and its cargo stolen in the Straits of Malacca at the weekend. ...