Indonesia Discusses Maritime Safety in Malacca, Singapore Straits

27 April 2023 -

The Indonesian government and the governments of Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan are attending a meeting in Singapore on 26 – 27 April to discuss maritime safety in the straits of Malacca and Singapore.

The 3rd Extraordinary Session of Implementation Committee Meeting on the Joint Hydrographic Survey of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore is organized by Malacca Strait Council (MSC) and aims to discuss the implementation of improvement of maritime safety in the Malacca and Singapore Straits.

The joint hydrographic survey of the straits of Malacca and Singapore is divided into two phases. The first phase is the implementation of a hydrographic survey in five critical areas of the Malacca and Singapore Straits that was carried out in 2015.

Meanwhile, the second phase is a hydrographic survey conducted along the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), which has a depth of less than 30 meters. The second phase was carried out from 2017 to 2020, which was then extended to 2023 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Yudhonur Setyaji of the Transportation Ministry and the Indonesian Navy Hydro-Oceanographic Center (Pushidrosal) in a written statement received on Thursday, stated that one of the essential agendas to be discussed at the meeting is the ASEAN Hydrographic Survey Workshop that is scheduled to be held in September 2023 in Jakarta and will be attended by Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi.

The Joint Hydrographic Survey of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore project is supported by the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).