evidence: Together with legal certainty and security issues, economic considerations are also an important factor to be taken into account in maritime delimitation. This mainly refers to the use of a maritime area for transportation. In this regard, the Malacca and Singapore Straits are the most important shipping routes from the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea. More than 70,000 ships navigate through the straits per year, making them crucial waterways for global trade. Being busy straits, the two straits are also the sources of income for Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Meanwhile, the decision concerning Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks, and South Ledge may, to an extent, enhance the number of shipping activities, since it can, generally, be seen as enhancement in ocean management in the region. More shipping activities require enhanced reliability concerning safety and administrative procedures and clarity regarding maritime division. Maritime division does matter since the passages conducted by ships need to acknowledge the state to which certain maritime areas belong. Therefore, maritime delimitation in the Singapore Strait becomes essential. This is another strong reason to accelerate the negotiations among Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore in relation to the delimitation of maritime boundaries in the Singapore Strait.