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1. NONAME 3.12.09 / 12pm

   A comment on the cabotage issue.

   1. The cabotage policy only apply to the shipping industry which to avoid any foreing vessel or ships operates in Malaysia waters but did not restricted to any foreign cargo vessel/ ships to call any port in Malaysia including Sabah and Sawrawak.

   2. With Cabotage policy, our domestic shipping has growth. If 20 years ago we have only one Malaysia shipping company (MISC Berhad), now we have more than 40 shipping company (bulk,oil tankers, container and OSV).

   3. There is a local shipping company from Sabah & Sarawak operates in coastal waters of Malaysia to Sabah and Sarrawak owns container vessel.

   4. Shipping freight rates only covers for 46% from the total of Logistics cost, other cost which is balance of 54% comes from Tranportation Company, Forwarding Company, Shipping Agency, Port operator and any third party logistics company who handle the cargo.

   5. If Shipping company are offred the freigh rates at RM850 from P.Klang to KK, the third party will increase the freight rates at least 10% to 20%. Imagine if there is 3 or 4 third party involve just to move 1 unit 20ft container from P.Klang to KK sot the freight rates from RM850 will possible become RM1700.

   6. Did we ever think about the trader..??. What is their profit margin..???

   7. If we abolish the cabotage policy, then the foreign shipping company will bring their vessel to operate in Malaysia waters carrying cargo, oils from port to port, what happen to our economy..??…Cash flow to foreign country…The basic example here is uncontroll foreign workers in Malaysia…What happen to our local employment..???

   8. Cabotage policy does not permitted any foreign vessel from international port to call at Malaysia port (eg: Hong Kong to KK or Sandakan, Southampton to KK or Kuching). Port Klang only has been appointed as a Malaysia Hub or Transhipment port to distribute the cargo to any dedicated port. Any vessel can call direct to any port in Malaysia.

   8. Shipping line are avoiding KK or Kuching port due to the geographical, effeciency,cargo for export and other factors. Basic example is Taxi. If a taxi would carry one passenger from KK to Kimanis. And no passenger will ride the taxi from Kinamis to KK, what is the charge if you would like to ride from KK to Kimanis..??

   8. Singapore shipping company are struggling and surviving due to abolish of cabotage. Foreing company and vessel are flooding their waters

   9. Malaysia Goverment are trying to solve the issue on how people are mis interpriate the cabotage.

   10. Our politician are fighting each other for the position without looking foward to the economic issue in Sabah and Sarawak. Hate to see and talk about politic in Malaysia.

   Thank you…
   Concerned citizen

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2. breindasharon 3.12.09 / 1pm

   thanks for flooding my comment box, man.

   you should consider publishing your 10-point concern in the papers too.

   i’m sure the FSM boss knows what he is saying, so i will stick to honouring him my HOTD blog post

   i’d like to answer each of ur 10 points but i will only be wasting precious time.

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3. fight4sabahangood 3.12.09 / 5pm

   we fight 4 abolishment of the policies becouse of good of manufacturing industrial in sabah. we should fight 4 our goods not always thinks -ve. we not talked bout politics here! we’re NGO to helping sabahan growth.. i would like to said for the man who cmmt 1st. that better do some research b4 posting the 10 points.. thinks b4 give cmmt! thanks!!

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4. NONAME 3.13.09 / 10am

   I’de agree with you all, lets EPU/ MLC study the total logistics chain and the overall impack if we agree to abolish cabotage.

   Don’t let what happen in Singapore also happen in Malaysia.

   We will see..

   Regards..
   Concern citizen

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5. breindasharon 3.13.09 / 5pm

   well, i would like malaysia (in particular, sabah) to be as prosperous as singapore

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