At the Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Enhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 18 to 20 September 2006, the littoral States of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore and user States met to develop mechanisms and programmes to enhance cooperation in the management of the Straits, one of the most important and busiest shipping routes in the world.

Meeting participants agreed to support, inter alia: the removal of wrecks in the Traffic Separation Scheme in the straits; cooperation and capacity building on hazardous and noxious substance; preparedness and response in the straits; setting up tide, current and wind measurement systems for the straits to enhance navigational safety and marine environment protection; and replacement of aids to navigation damaged by the tsunami disaster of December 2004. Delegates also agreed that the littoral States, user States, the shipping industry and other stakeholders should cooperate towards the establishment of a mechanism for voluntary funding for the agreed projects and the maintenance and renewal of aids to navigation in the Straits.
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IMO Press briefing (22 September 2006)