THE Ministry of Transport is working towards the full implementation of the Maritime Single Window (MSW) system, aiming to have it fully operational in all Sarawak and Sabah ports by the first quarter of 2025.
Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said the initiative is done in collaboration with the Marine Department Sarawak Region and other relevant agencies.
“Starting from 2024, all International Maritime Organisation (IMO) member countries, including Malaysia, are required to adopt the MSW, a digital platform for streamlined communication between ships and ports.
“The Ministry of Transport Malaysia, through the National Logistics Centre is leading this initiative, which will be rolled out to all the ports in the country.”
Lee said this during his ministerial winding-up-speech, Monday (Nov 18).
He added that the Ministry of Transport Malaysia and his ministry have also co-organised a dialogue session with the Sarawak Maritime Industry in September 2024, chaired by the Deputy Minister for Transport Malaysia to discuss on various matters.
“The session addressed various key topics, including the reimposition of the Cabotage Policy for Sarawak, Domestic Shipping License (DSL), Protection and Indemnity (P&I), Bunkering SOPs and the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC).
“This dialogue was attended by about 80 representatives from the government departments, business chambers and maritime industry players,” Lee noted.
