Incidents along the shipping choke point have risen to 30, from only eight last year. FMTNews Melakastrait
The Strait of Melaka’s location between the Indian and Pacific oceans has made it one of Asia’s major trading and fuel storage hubs.
Incidents along the shipping chokepoint have risen to 30, from eight last year, according to data from ReCAAP ISC, a piracy information group with 20 member nations, mostly in Asia.ReCAAP warned in a Dec 25 note of the possibility of further attacks as the perpetrators haven’t been arrested and that it’s “seriously concerned” over the increase in piracy incidents.
The strait’s location between the Indian and Pacific oceans has made it one of Asia’s major trading and fuel storage hubs. Many of them head to Singapore, Asia’s top ship-refuelling hub.
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