CABOTAGE About Cabotage:
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Increasing transport costs and thereby the price of everything is 20 – 30% higher than in West Malaysia
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Do not allow foreign ships to transport goods “Made in Malaysia” between any ports in Malaysia
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Foreign ships can go directly to any ports in Malaysia to deliver foreign goods
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Foreign ships can take goods “Made in Malaysia” for export market from any ports in Malaysia
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Foreign ships can only make one stop in Port Klang
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Foreign ships cannot go directly to Sepangar Port
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Foreign ships can carry “containerized transshipment” goods from Port Klang and/or Tanjung Pelepas Port to Sepangar Port and other ports in Kuching and Bintulu and from these ports back to Port Klang and/or Tanjung Pelepas Port
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Malaysia has the exclusive right to control the traffic of goods in any ports within its nation against any foreign interest
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Lack of competition among domestic shipping lines leading to inefficiency in service delivery
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Reply from Sabahtoday,
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