Malaysian ports remain safe shipping hub amid Middle East conflict, says Loke

Published on 8 Jul 2026 3:18:38 PM

Despite the conflict in the Middle East disrupting global shipping, Malaysia's ports continue to record healthy growth as shipping lines increasingly choose the country as a safe transhipment hub, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Speaking after launching the Asean Ports and Logistics 2026 Conference on Wednesday (July 8), Loke said the trend highlighted the need for Asean to work together to keep the Straits of Malacca safe, secure and free from conflict.

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asean ports and logistics 2026 conference , middle east , local ports , transhipment hub , anthony loke , transport minister , port klang , port of tanjung pelepas , news, thestartv, the star, ptp, shipping, asean, straits of malacca