By Panu Wongcha-umRANONG, Thailand, June 18 (Reuters) - Chaiyaporn Arunrasamee hunched over his fishing nets, overlooking the waters of the Andaman... .
A trial phase of an automatic electronic ship reporting system has been introduced as an alternative to the existing manual Mandatory Ship Reporting System (STRAITREP) in the Strait of Malacca.
ndonesia must accelerate its efforts to catch up with Singapore and Malaysia in taking full advantage of its position as a littoral state of the Malacca Strait. As one of the world’s busiest sea lanes, the strait is a vital economic artery.
What remains underappreciated, however, is that Hormuz is not the most consequential strait on Earth... The Strait of Malacca carries an average of 23 million barrels of oil per day, making it the world's single busiest petroleum transit corridor.