Overview
- Officials reported Saturday that the Reform Implementation Committee, set up in December 2024, implemented 85 of 99 action points in one and a half years.
- Of the 14 remaining actions, officials say 11 are in final stages and three have been moved into a long-term implementation track.
- Completed measures cited include a National Ports Master Plan, a uniform port tariff, new customs rules for transshipment and bunkering, and steps to expand port capacity.
- The government has restarted ship recycling after eight years and created the National Dredging and Marine Services to cut reliance on foreign dredging and maintain channel depth.
- Officials say the reforms aim to speed trade and build local shipbuilding, repair and fisheries capacity, but published progress is based on official statements rather than independent audit.