KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah state government has called on relevant maritime industry players to find ways to encourage Sabahans to be trained as future seafarers.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the many opportunities in the shipping sector have not been taken up by the locals probably due to ignorance of what the maritime industry could offer.
“Sabah shares the government’s aspiration for Malaysia to be a strong maritime nation and supports policies to increase the nation’s participation in the maritime industry.
“More needs to be done to encourage the participation of Malaysians, in particular from Sabah, to own ships registered in Malaysia and to undertake the many opportunities available in the maritime transportation regime and the oil and gas sector,” he said when opeing a seminar on Sabah maritime here yesterday.
His speech was delivered by Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun. — Bernama