By GMM News | 2023-12-21 | International Shipping News |

According to PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the Israeli shipping firm ZIM is not permitted to dock at any Malaysian port. He declared that the Transport Ministry was prepared to act right away and put the corporation under a permanent ban, starting right away.

At the same time, the administration has made the decision to prohibit vessels flying the Israeli flag from docking within the nation. In addition, it is forbidden for vessels sailing to Israel to load goods at ports in Malaysia. These two prohibitions are effective right now.

The Cabinet at the time approved the ships’ landing in Malaysia in 2005. All prior Cabinet decisions, nevertheless, have been revoked by the current administration.

The government has made the decision to revoke earlier Cabinet rulings. Per Anwar, the prohibition is a direct reaction to Israel’s activities, which involve ongoing killings and atrocities towards the Palestinian people and have been deemed to be a breach of fundamental humanitarian norms and international law.

Malaysia is certain that its business activities won’t be impacted by the ruling. It was previously announced that on December 26, the shipping firm ZIM was due to dock in Malaysia. Numerous groups have responded to this by calling on the government to act immediately and submitting petitions to forbid Israeli-owned vessels from docking in the nation.