Strait of Malacca Shipping Route: Traffic Volumes, Chokepoints and Port Access
The Strait of Malacca shipping route carried 102,525 vessel transits in 2025, a record, and roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne trade by value moves through a waterway that narrows to 2.8 kilometres at its tightest point. It is the busiest commercial chokepoint on earth by vessel count, ahead of both Suez and Panama. […]