10 Major Maritime Trade Routes In The World

Numerous maritime trade routes are used by the shipping industry to transport goods from one end of the world to another. Some routes are more important than others, simply due to their location near strategic water bodies, ports or natural harbours with easy access to the open ocean or seas.

A few major maritime trade routes link North America, Europe and the Pacific Asia via the Suez Canal, Malacca Strait and Panama Canal. These lanes support the majority of waterborne traffic.

Similarly, Transpacific and Transatlantic shipping consists of many routes while Trans-Indian Ocean traffic has many defined routes between the Strait of Malacca and Bab el-Mandeb.

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