Anthony Loke said MOT is engaging with stakeholders before deciding on the cabotage policy. In 2019, he announced a cabotage exemption to speed up repairs of damaged submarine cables but it was revoked by Wee Ka Siong the following year.
for undersea cable repairs in order to restore investor confidence and attract tech investments. In a written reply, Anthony Loke said his ministry will study in detail the impact, industrial needs as well as micro and macro aspects in determining the direction of the policy.
The Seremban MP added that his ministry is actively conducting engagement sessions with stakeholders and related parties to obtain a win-win solution for all parties involved, especially foreign investors, telecommunication companies and local shipping industry players. During Anthony Loke’s tenure as the Transport Minister under the previous Pakatan Harapan administration in 2019, awas granted to non-Malaysian vessels conducting undersea cable repairs. It was seen as a necessary move as Malaysia didn’t have the required repair ships while tech companies relied on foreign ships to carry out the job.
The cabotage exemption was aimed at speeding up undersea cable repairs that could take up to 27 days to fix which has a negative impact on attracting telecommunications and internet investors. When announcing the exemption, he said the government’s main consideration is to increase Malaysia’s competitiveness in attracting investors including Facebook, Google and Amazon who wish to construct undersea cables and data centres.
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