Here we go again! Mahathir is at it again!

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-mahathir-mohamad-puzzled-why-johor-crown-prince-unaware-of-upcoming-ship-to

No country in its right mind will do a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer within its territorial water when cargoes loading and unloading can be done on a land port.  A ship-to-ship transfer is usually conducted for illegal trading.  Is Mahathir trying to encourage illegal trading?

Mahathir is trying to skin SG again but he cannot do it without JB Sultan's permission.  Given the cordial relationship between JB Sultan and SG government, Mahathir knows that he cannot get the support from JB Sultan.  Therefore, Mahathir is mooting a ship-to-ship transfer in the sea instead of doing it on the land port.  This ship-to-ship transfer project won't succeed without China's support as close to 80% of the ships plying through the strait of Malacca are from China.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2016/07/china-is-building-port-in-malacca-so.html

China and Malaysia are at loggerheads now and China won't support this stupid JB STS transfer project as the Malacca gateway project is at a roadblock now.