that quoted KA Petra Sdn Bhd chairperson Shahrul Amirul saying the STS transfer hub project is located and operating outside of Johor territory because it is 3.5 nautical miles away from the state's shores.
Two key components of the Territorial Sea Act 2012 are found in Section 3, which basically endorse the definition of Territorial Sea as defined by the 1982 Law of the Sea at 12 nautical miles; and Section 3, which seek to limit the state jurisdiction to three nautical miles. As far as I am aware, no such motion or enactment was ever passed in the Johor state legislative assembly nor was any royal ascent from the ruler received.
This is weird because Sabah and Sarawak clearly admit that their states are now confined to only 3 nautical miles (5.56 km) from their coastline.