Malaysia is strategically located on the Strait of Malacca, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world. Boasting a highly developed maritime shipping sector, Malaysia has been ranked by UNCTAD as the fifth-best linked country in the world, in terms of shipping trade route connectivity, better than the developed economies of Germany and the Netherlands.
Malaysia is strategically located on the Strait of Malacca, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world. Boasting a hig,hly developed maritime shipping sector, Malaysia has been ranked by UNCTAD as the fifth-best linked country in the world in terms of shipping trade route connectivity, better than the developed economies of Germany and the Netherlands.