FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Cases of vessels detained for unauthorized anchoring in Malaysian waters have risen, especially east of Johor while awaiting charterer instructions. Spica Services, has reported that vessels are being detained under section 491B(1) of the Malaysian Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 (MSO). This provision requires ships to notify the Director of Marine of their intentions within Malaysian waters and obtain approval for “any other activity.” RelatedNews NorthStandard: Cat fines risk engine damage and operational delays NorthStandard: The underestimated risks of coconut oil cargoes var jnews_module_21368655_0_6a03c522e1f90 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21368655","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"53,3586,75","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_publisher_id":"","google_s