The second phase of a joint hydrographic survey of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) by the three littoral States – Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore – and the Malacca Strait Council of Japan officially commenced today. The data collected from the survey will be used to produce more up-to-date and detailed electronic navigational charts that will improve navigational safety and enable better voyage planning in one of the busiest waterways in the world.

Phase one of the joint hydrographic survey was completed in 2016. Phase two of the survey is supported by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) and is expected to be completed by 2020.

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