You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence Asia/Pacific News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features Asia / Pacific Malaysian Port Chief Floats Transit Levy Fund for Strait of Malacca Malaysian Port Chief Floats Transit Levy Fund for Strait of Malacca by Ship & Bunker News Team Wednesday September 9, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker Singapore says transit passage must stay "open" and "secure", but other mechanisms could be explored. File Image. Image Credit: Ship & Bunker Port Klang Authority chief K. Subramaniam proposes permanent fund financed by a levy on trade through the straits at Kuala Lumpur conference Singapore 's MPA says transit passage must stay "open" and "secure", but other mechanisms could be explored Japan's Malacca Strait Council also cool on the idea; UNCLOS bars tolls on transit passage User states have put around $26 million into the voluntary Aids to Navigation Fund since 2007 Barely a week after Indonesia , Malaysia , and Singapore recommitted to keeping the Strait of Malacca free and open at their 17th Co-operation Forum , the head of Port Klang Authority has floated the idea of a common fund financed by a levy on trade through the strait to help maintain the key route. K. Subramaniam , the authority's general manager and a fellow at the Maritime Institute of Malaysia , made the case at the institute's 11th International Conference on the Straits of Malacca in Kuala Lumpur on September 2-3 , Lloyd's List reported, arguing that voluntary contributions from user states no longer cover the rising cost of maintaining the waterway. "Why can't we have a common fund, similar to the liability funds [established under the International Maritime Organization conventions], such as the International Oil Polluti