by Soubhagya Mukhopadhyay | Aug 14, 2026 | Blogs, Port Operations
Towage is the service of using one vessel (the tug) to move, guide, or assist another vessel (the tow). In Malaysian ports, towage services are provided by licensed tug operators — including Bumi Armada, Maju Maritime, and port authority-operated tugs — and are a...
by Soubhagya Mukhopadhyay | Aug 12, 2026 | Blogs, Port Operations
Malaysia operates some of the most strategically important ports in the world. Port Klang — Malaysia’s largest and one of Asia’s top 15 container ports — handles over 14 million TEUs annually. Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Johor is a major transhipment...
by Soubhagya Mukhopadhyay | Aug 8, 2026 | Blogs, Malaysian Maritime Law
A marine casualty — whether a grounding, fire, flooding, collision, or structural failure — triggers a cascade of simultaneous legal, regulatory, and commercial obligations. In Malaysia, the primary investigative authority for marine casualties is the Marine...
by Soubhagya Mukhopadhyay | Aug 4, 2026 | Blogs, Malaysian Maritime Law
The Strait of Malacca — shared between Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore — was historically one of the world’s most dangerous waterways for piracy and armed robbery at sea. Coordinated multinational patrols under the Malacca Straits Patrol (MSP) framework,...
by Soubhagya Mukhopadhyay | Jul 31, 2026 | Blogs, Malaysian Maritime Law
Freight forwarders occupy a central but legally ambiguous position in modern supply chains. Depending on how the contract is structured, a freight forwarder may be acting purely as an agent — arranging transport on behalf of the cargo owner without assuming any...
