MarineCraft Journal | Maritime Operations Malaysia’s oil and gas industry is entering a phase of activity-intensive execution, with around 50 major turnarounds and shutdowns scheduled between 2025 and 2027 and peak demand estimated at up to 25,000 skilled workers. The manpower gap this creates is not a background HR issue. It is a central project […]
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Navigating Malaysia’s Import and Export Regulations for Marine Equipment
MarineCraft Journal | Trade & Logistics Malaysia sits at one of the world’s busiest maritime crossroads, and the volume of marine equipment moving through its ports reflects that position. But the regulatory framework governing those movements is layered across multiple agencies, and the cost of misreading it lands directly on the importer’s timeline and budget. […]
Malaysia Offshore Quarterly Read: A Quietly Tightening Sector
MarineCraft Journal | Quarterly Read Production data lags two months. Workforce surveys arrive quarterly. Yard utilisation hides inside private financials. To read the state of Malaysia’s offshore sector in any given quarter, you have to assemble five or six datasets and cross-reference them. This is the first instalment of MarineCraft Journal’s Quarterly Read. By MarineCraft […]
Welding & Fitting Training Standards in Malaysia: What Employers Need to Know
MarineCraft Journal | Workforce & Compliance Hiring welders and fitters in Malaysia is about more than filling vacancies. It requires a clear understanding of certification tiers, process-specific qualifications, and compliance obligations that vary by sector and project type. By MarineCraft Journal · March 2026 · 7 min read SKM 3Minimum benchmark 3Major weld standards WPQTRequired […]
