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...
by Soubhagya Mukhopadhyay | Jul 28, 2026 | Blogs, Malaysian Maritime Law
Maritime fraud encompasses a wide range of dishonest conduct — document forgery, cargo diversion, misrepresentation of vessel identity, fraudulent letters of indemnity, phantom shipments, and more. In Malaysia, maritime fraud is a criminal offence under the Penal Code...
by Soubhagya Mukhopadhyay | Jul 24, 2026 | Blogs, Malaysian Maritime Law
Malaysia’s ship repair industry is substantial, with yards in Port Klang, Penang, Johor Bahru, Labuan, and Kuching handling routine dry-docking, emergency repairs, and major conversions for both domestic and international vessels. The ship repair relationship is...
by Soubhagya Mukhopadhyay | Jul 20, 2026 | Blogs, Malaysian Maritime Law
A Letter of Indemnity (LOI) in shipping is a document issued by the cargo receiver (or shipper) to the carrier, undertaking to indemnify the carrier against all losses, costs, and liabilities that may arise from releasing or delivering cargo in circumstances that...
