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The Economist explains
Why the Suez Canal and other choke-points face growing pressure
Shipping volumes, security threats and climate change put the squeeze on vital seaways
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The Economist explains
Mar 26th 2021
APOLOGIES DO NOT come much bigger. This week Shoei Kisen Kaisha, a Japanese firm, issued a grovelling press release after its ship, the Ever Given, became wedged in the Suez Canal. High winds supposedly blew it off course on Tuesday, preventing other ships from passing through the seaway. The Ever Given’s stubborn refusal to refloat has launched a thousand memes, but the economic damage is no joke. The canal carries 12% of global trade by volume, and an alternative route between Asia and Europe, around the Cape of Good Hope, adds more than a week to a ship’s journey. The Suez Canal is one of many narrow choke-points on which maritime trade relies. Others include the Panama Canal, which links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. Even without a ship as long as the Empire State Building is tall stopping traffic, these choke-points are under more pressure than ever.
Why the Suez Canal and other choke-points face growing pressure
Shipping volumes, security threats and climate change put the squeeze on vital seaways
Explaining the world, daily
The Economist explains
Mar 26th 2021
APOLOGIES DO NOT come much bigger. This week Shoei Kisen Kaisha, a Japanese firm, issued a grovelling press release after its ship, the Ever Given, became wedged in the Suez Canal. High winds supposedly blew it off course on Tuesday, preventing other ships from passing through the seaway. The Ever Given’s stubborn refusal to refloat has launched a thousand memes, but the economic damage is no joke. The canal carries 12% of global trade by volume, and an alternative route between Asia and Europe, around the Cape of Good Hope, adds more than a week to a ship’s journey. The Suez Canal is one of many narrow choke-points on which maritime trade relies. Others include the Panama Canal, which links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. Even without a ship as long as the Empire State Building is tall stopping traffic, these choke-points are under more pressure than ever.
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Ever Given - Wikipedia
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9 分前 — Description[edit]. Ever Given is one of 13 container ships built to the Imabari 20000 design developed by Imabari Shipbuilding. ... With a length overall of 399.94 metres (1,312 ft 2 in), it is one of the longest ships in service.
Suez Canal: How are they trying to free the Ever Given? - BBC ...
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9 時間前 — The Ever Given, operated by the Taiwanese company Evergreen Marine, is the length of four football pitches and is lying across the southern end of the canal preventing other ships from getting through one of the world's ...
The New Yorker Cartoons
A cartoon by Navied Mahdavian and Ellis Rosen. http://nyer.cm/nCwINx5
Ever Given - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ever...
9 分前 — Description[edit]. Ever Given is one of 13 container ships built to the Imabari 20000 design developed by Imabari Shipbuilding. ... With a length overall of 399.94 metres (1,312 ft 2 in), it is one of the longest ships in service.
Suez Canal: How are they trying to free the Ever Given? - BBC ...
https://www.bbc.com › news
9 時間前 — The Ever Given, operated by the Taiwanese company Evergreen Marine, is the length of four football pitches and is lying across the southern end of the canal preventing other ships from getting through one of the world's ...
The New Yorker Cartoons
A cartoon by Navied Mahdavian and Ellis Rosen. http://nyer.cm/nCwINx5
Choke point とは【意味】難所,ネック... 【例文】(3) Reduction of choke point risk and establishment of stockpiling...
Choke point definition is - a strategic narrow route providing passage through or to another region.
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