In Malaysia, Sarawak Has a Cash Register on the Port
For weeks, as many as a dozen Japanese-registered log carriers have been riding at anchor outside four Sarawak ports in Malaysia after being refused entry to pick up timber for the Japanese market. Several have left empty-handed while the owners negotiate with a company called Achi Jaya Shipping of Sarawak.
The decision to shut out the Japanese vessels i…
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