The Malaysian government announced a ban of all Israel-affiliated shipping vessels effective immediately. Israel-based shipping company ZIM was specifically mentioned in their statement. Ships displaying the Israeli flag will not be allowed to dock and vessels currently enroute to Israel will be banned from loading at any Malaysian ports. This includes transshipments.

Please note that Malaysia and Indonesia share similar sentiments on the Israel-Hamas conflict and it is expected that Indonesia may adopt the same position.  Exporters should work with their importers closely to prevent customs issues.

USDEC is closely monitoring this issue, and we will provide further information and updates once they are obtained. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact Aimee Pinkerton at apinkerton@usdec.org.