The influence of cabotage policy on price disparity between peninsular Malaysia and Sabah

• Main Authors: Mhd. Ruslan, Siti Marsila, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Khalid, Haniza
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya 2019
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73652/1/73652_The%20Influence%20of%20Cabotage%20Policy.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73652/6/73652_The%20influence%20of%20cabotage%20policy%20on%20price%20disparity%20between%20peninsular%20Malaysia%20and%20Sabah_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73652/; https://ijie.um.edu.my/article/view/18615/10154
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The Malaysian government introduced a cabotage policy in 1980 to protect and enhance the competitiveness of the Malaysian shipping industry. The policy requires all foreign vessels to unload at Port Klang, the designated national port, after which only Malaysian-flagged vessels can carry cargo to ot...