International Legal Framework for the Prevention of Vessel-Source Marine Pollution: A Study of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore

• Autores: Izyan Munirah Zaideen, Saharuddin Abdul Hamid
• Localización: Journal of maritime research: JMR, ISSN 1697-4840, Vol. 16, Nº. 1, 2019, págs. 27-33
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The Straits of Melaka and Singapore is among the world busiest shipping lane, making the Straitsamong the main arteries of global trade and commerce. Due to its status as important shipping lane, theStraits accommodate an unlimited volume of shipping traffic. High in shipping activities have increasedthe risks of vessel-source marine pollution to occur. The impact of the pollution shouldn?t be neglectedas it resulted in serious damage to marine environment respectively, thus measures to regulate it isurgently needed. There are growing concerns among the littoral States of the Straits over protectingand preserving the marine environment from vessel-source marine pollution. The littoral States haveratified the Law of the Sea and the IMO conventions to protect the marine environment. The objectivesof this article is to address the issues particularly those regarding vessel-source marine pollution inthe Straits of Malacca and Singapore and way to regulate them by focussing on the international legalframework for prevention of vessel-source pollution. This paper concludes that the governments of thelittoral States are full of zip in legislating pollution prevention instruments with the aim of the Straits tobe asserted as a safe waterway for navigation in the future