Abstract:
The issue of this research is to identify the perception of shipbuilding companies in Malaysia
toward arbitration as dispute resolution. Nowadays, rapid growth in the world maritime
industry has resulted in increased activities in the integrated production and repair of ships and
related marine platform. The boom in shipbuilding orders for all classes of ships in the period
2003 -2008 has been followed by an equally dramatic fall in freight rates in late 2008 and the
termination of many shipbuilding contracts. This has inevitably resulted in a large number of
references to arbitration of shipbuilding disputes, particularly in 2009. Malaysian is in a
geographical location that enjoys competitive advantages for its shipbuilding industry. In this
sense it is highly relevant to investigate the perception of shipbuilding companies in Malaysia
toward arbitration as dispute resolution. The study cover the perception and awareness on
arbitration and KLRCA as dispute resolution. The methodology used for this research was the
use of the quantitative method to measure the related variables and simplify the data into
numerical analysis in an understandable way.
