News / Malaysian shippers should source closer to home to avoid delays

Amid the Red Sea crisis, Malaysian manufacturers have been urged to source raw and intermediate materials from neighbouring countries.

Soh Thian Lai, of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, said his fellow members should to book containers and shipping schedules at least a month in advance for transport to affected markets and to prepare for fluctuating freight rates and extended sailing times.

Mr Soh advised manufacturers to use a combination of sea, air and land transport to ...