China's transport ministry raises security level for Chinese vessels in Malacca Strait

[July 03, 2019]  BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Transport has raised the security level for Chinese vessels in the Malacca Strait, a major bottleneck for global oil trade, according to a notice dated July 2 that was sent to ship brokers.

The level for Chinese vessels passing through and going to the strait was raised to 3, the highest in the three-tier system, as of 10 p.m. local time on July 2 (0200 GMT), according to the notice, whose authenticity was confirmed by an official at the ministry.

(Reporting by Tom Daly; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)

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