Rough seas ahead for Sarawak shipping

Ling said Syscorp had also started shipping services to Samalaju Port in Bintulu following the operation of its interim facilities comprising two barge berths and one roll-on, roll-off ramp about three months ago.

KUCHING: Sarawak shipping companies, already facing prolonged depressed freight rates, are in for tougher times with the scrapping of the cabotage policy.

The policy change means that foreign cargo ships will be allowed to call directly at ports in Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan, and to transport cargo from Peninsular Malaysia to the East Malaysian states and Labuan.