Issues with the supply of diesel in Peninsular Malaysia

THE recent diesel supply disruption in the Johor Baru area has sparked strong concern and frustration among small and medium-sized land transport operators (“Diesel supply temporarily disrupted in Johor”, March 18, The Star).

Whenever international tensions rise and conflicts break out, countries not directly involved in the war are often the first to feel the economic and social impact of supply chain disruption. And diesel shortages are becoming a recurring event whenever such geopolitical turmoil occurs.