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Minimal Spillover From Red Sea Tensions For Malaysian Shipping

Datuk Ruben Gnanalingam, Executive Chairman, Group Managing Director, Westport Holdings

22-Jan-24 08:45

Minimal Spillover From Red Sea Tensions For Malaysian Shipping

How has the Malaysian shipping industry been impacted by the ongoing tensions in the Red Sea? We hear from Datuk Ruben Gnanalingam, Group Managing Director of Westport on the spillover effects, including whether we'll see a surge in freight rates. 

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Tags:  red sea shipping disruption,  houthi rebels yemen,  global supply chains,  geopolitics, 


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