He said more than 90% of global trade was carried out by sea and the total volume of seaborne shipments reached nearly 9.6 billion tonnes in 2013.
“We need to strive for a larger share of the pie. From a global perspective, Malaysia can certainly tap into this burgeoning sector,” he said at the MIMA National Shipping Conference 2015 on Revitalizing Malaysian Shipping For A Stronger Economy here.
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