PUTRAJAYA: Stringent monitoring has continuously been conducted to prevent Israeli-based shipping company ZIM from accessing Malaysian ports, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
He conveyed the assurance provided by the Transport Ministry during today's Cabinet meeting, in response to reports of a container bearing ZIM's logo attempting to enter the country via the land route in Perlis.
"We have received feedback and assurance from the Ministry of Transport that any entity under their control, including ships, is prohibited from entering Malaysian ports. This prohibition extends to containers as well.
"However, there are instances where ZIM containers are leased to other companies for transportation on their vessels. Despite this, stringent monitoring is in place, and it has been decided that these containers are not permitted entry into the country," he told a press conference today.
Earlier today, it was reported that a container bearing the logo of Israeli-based shipping company ZIM was detected attempting to enter the country through the land route in Perlis.
However, the container truck, carrying a cargo of frozen chicken which had just arrived from the Malaysia-Thailand border, was intercepted by the Customs Department before being immediately ordered to turn back.
Perlis Customs director Ismail Hashim said the shipment was detected around noon on Sunday, after the container truck passed through the scanning tunnel at the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security Complex (ICQS).