Compared to the exorbitant transit fees charged by the Jieke Group, going through the Malacca Strait, though adding an extra 1,200 kilometers to the voyage and extending shipping time, still ends up being much cheaper overall than taking the Kra Isthmus Canal.
With such a comparison, he naturally chose to go through the Malacca Strait, unwilling to be subjected to the Jieke Group's tyranny.
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As the Jieke Group announced the Kra Isthmus Canal's fee standards, the global shipping industry was shaken to its core.
On Blue Star, no canal has ever implemented such discriminatory pricing; the Jieke Group's actions were clearly discriminatory towards hostile countries, creating a double standard in pricing.
Many globally renowned shipping giants and small to medium-sized shipping companies condemned the Jieke Group, denouncing its actions incessantly.
