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Bookmark or Share- These are the world's most vital waterways for global tradeThe Hormuz Strait is wedged between Iran and Oman, and links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. As the main shipping route for oil from the Middle East, the strait sees a fifth of the world’s oil consumption passing through it daily – around 21 million barrels. It also carries 20% of global liquefied natural gas ...
- Will a regional conflict re-tangle global supply chains?The sea’s southern outlet, the Bab el-Mandeb (“Gate of Tears”) Strait, narrows to just 25 kilometers. The Strait of Hormuz, on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula, narrows to about 50 kilometres and serves as a funnel for nearly a third of global oil consumption.
- Watch the world's ships sailing the ocean in real timeEVERY SHIP AT SEA. We previously posted an interactive map of shipping routes that used 250 million data points to show how boats moved across the ocean. Today, in a similar vein, we highlight a website that tracks the world’s ships in real-time, providing a unique picture of what is happening at sea. Below is a screenshot from MarineTraffic ...
- Charting the course: How the shipping industry is adapting to tensions ...The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital chokepoint in global shipping, remains acutely vulnerable. Though increased military presence might reduce the risk of attacks, it cannot guarantee the pre-crisis level of security for passing vessels.
- These 6 maps show just how busy global shipping lanes areThe Panama Canal is a man-made waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. For ships traveling from the east to west coast of the U.S., this route avoids the far more treacherous Cape Horn at the tip of South America or the Bering Strait in the Arctic, and shaves off roughly 8,000 nautical miles—or 21 days off their journey.
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