Abstract:
The Straits of Melaka and Singapore is among the world busiest shipping lane,
making the Straits among of the main arteries of global trade and commerce. Due to
its status as important shipping lane used for international navigation, the Straits
accommodate an unlimited volume of shipping traffic. High in shipping activities
have increased the risks of vessel-source marine pollution to occur. Accidental and
operational discharges of hazardous substances from ships have caused serious and
extensive damage not only to marine ecosystem, but to human being as well. The
impact of the pollution should not be neglected, thus measures to regulate it is
urgently needed. To date, in response to the series of pollution that happened in the
Straits of Melaka and Singapore, several international instruments have been
implemented in a way to mitigate any event of marine pollution by vessel.
