Malaysia · Indonesia · Singapore
The Strait of Malacca runs about 900 km between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, narrowing to less than 3 km near Singapore. It is the main passage between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea.
The Strait of Malacca is the busiest shipping lane in the world: a quarter or more of traded goods — and most of the container flow between Asia and Europe or the Middle East — passes through it, with around 90,000 vessel transits a year. The port of Singapore at its southern end has grown into the world’s leading transshipment hub thanks to this position. The strait’s narrowness makes it a congestion and safety hotspot, and the main single point of failure for East–West trade.
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219 of our covered port-to-port routes transit the Strait of Malacca. The most significant ones, ranked by carrier coverage at both ends:
| Route | Distance |
|---|---|
| Shanghai Hamburg | 10,842 nm |
| Shanghai Antwerpen | 10,569 nm |
| Hamburg Qingdao | 11,106 nm |
| Antwerpen Qingdao | 10,834 nm |
| Hamburg Ningbo | 10,728 nm |
| Antwerpen Ningbo | 10,456 nm |
| Hamburg Xiamen | 10,292 nm |
| Shanghai Bremerhaven | 10,796 nm |
| Hamburg Xingang | 11,397 nm |
| Antwerpen Xiamen | 10,020 nm |
| Hamburg Yantian | 10,088 nm |
| Antwerpen Xingang | 11,124 nm |
| Antwerpen Yantian | 9,816 nm |
| Hamburg Dalian | 11,249 nm |
| Qingdao Bremerhaven | 11,060 nm |
The Strait of Malacca connects the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Bordering countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore.
Among the 1225 port-to-port routes covered by Seadex, 219 transit the Strait of Malacca.
The Strait of Malacca is the busiest shipping lane in the world: a quarter or more of traded goods — and most of the container flow between Asia and Europe or the Middle East — passes through it, with around 90,000 vessel transits a year. The port of Singapore at its southern end has grown into the world’s leading transshipment hub thanks to this position. The strait’s narrowness makes it a congestion and safety hotspot, and the main single point of failure for East–West trade.