Major Ports and Shipping Routes Around the World
Publish Time: 2022-10-20 Origin: Site
Major Ports and Shipping Routes Around the World
I. Pacific Ocean Routes
1、Far East - North America West Coast Route
The route includes trade transportation routes from China, North Korea, Japan to Canada, the United States, Mexico and other ports on the west coast of North America. Departing from various coastal ports in our country, the southerly ones pass through the Osumi Strait and leave the East China Sea; the northerly ones pass through the Tsushima Strait and pass through the Sea of Japan, or enter the Pacific Ocean through the Chongjin Strait, or pass through the Zonggu Strait and enter the Sea of Okhotsk. North Pacific Ocean.
2、Far East - Caribbean, North America East Coast route
The route often arrives via the Hawaiian Islands north and south to the Panama Canal. Most of the ships from our northern coastal ports depart from the East China Sea via the Osumi Strait or via the Ryukyu Umami Islands.
3、Far East - South America west coast route
Ships departing from ports on the northern coast of China mostly go via Ryukyu Umida Island. Sulphur Island, Wake Island, and the Lane Islands south of the Hawaiian Islands cross the equator into the South Pacific to the ports on the west coast of South America.
4、Far East - Southeast Asia route
This route is the main route for Chinese, Korean and Japanese cargo ships to various ports in Southeast Asia and to various ports along the Atlantic coast of India via the Straits of Malacca. The East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, the Bus Strait and the South China Sea are the necessary routes for ships of this route, and the route is busy.
5、Far East - Australia, New Zealand route
The Far East to the southeast coast of Australia is divided into two routes. China's northern coastal ports several dynasties, Japan to the east coast of Australia and New Zealand ports of ships, need to take the Ryukyu Kume Island, Caroline Islands of Yap Island into the Solomon Sea, Coral Lake; China and Australia between the container ship need to load in Hong Kong or transfer the ship after the South China Sea, Sulawesi Sea, Banda Sea, Arafura Sea, after the Torres Strait into the Coral Sea. China and Japan go to the west coast of Australia route to the Philippines through the Strait of Gümindoro, the Strait of Mangasin and the Lombok Strait into the Indian Ocean.
6、Australia, New Zealand - North America east and west coast route
The route from Australia and New Zealand to the North American coast is mostly via Suva, Honolulu and other important terminals in the Pacific Ocean. To the East Coast of North America, the route is taken through Papeete in the Society Islands, across the Panama Canal and to.
II. Atlantic Ocean Routes
1、Northwest Europe - North America East Coast route
This route is a transportation line for the exchange of raw fuel and products between the two most industrially developed regions of the world, Western Europe and North America, with important ports on both sides of the World Cup/5, and extremely busy transportation. This navigation area has high winds and waves in winter, and there is dense fog and icebergs, which is a threat to navigation safety.
2、Northwest Europe, North America East Coast - Caribbean route
Most of the Northwest Europe - Caribbean route out of the English Channel after crossing the North Atlantic. It departs from various ports on the East Coast of North America, and generally enters the Caribbean Sea via Mona and the Windward Passage. In addition to the ports on the Caribbean coast, it can also reach ports on the Pacific coast of America via the Panama Canal.
3、Northwest Europe, North America East Coast - Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal - Asia-Pacific route
The Northwest Europe, North America East Coast - Mediterranean Sea - Suez route is the busiest section of the world, it is a shortcut between North America, Northwest Europe and the Asia-Pacific Gulf region trade. The route generally passes through the Azores and Madeira Islands terminals.
4、Northwest Europe, Mediterranean - South America East Coast route
The route generally passes through the Atlantic islands of West Africa - Canary, Cape Verde Islands on the terminal.
5、Northwest Europe, North America East Sea - Cape of Good Hope, Far East route
This route is generally an oil route for giant oil tankers. The Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands are the main terminals for passing ships to call.
6、South America East Sea - Cape of Good Hope - Far East route
This is a transport line mainly for oil and ore. The route is in the westerly drifting sea, the wind and waves are large. Generally, the westbound route is northbound and the eastbound route is southbound.
III. Indian Ocean Routes
The Indian Ocean route is dominated by the oil transportation line, in addition to a number of bulk cargo transit transport.
1、Persian Gulf - Good Hope - Western Europe, North America route
The route is mainly operated by supertankers, and is the world's most important maritime oil transportation line.
2、Persian Gulf - Southeast Asia - Japan route
The route east through the Strait of Malacca (200,000 tons dwt or less ships feasible) or Lombok, the Strait of Makassar (200,000 dwt or more supertankers feasible) to Japan.
3、Persian Gulf - Suez Canal - Mediterranean Sea - Western Europe, North America transport line
This route is currently available for supertankers of up to 300,000 DWT.
In addition to the above three oil shipping lines in addition to other routes in the Indian Ocean are: Far East - Southeast Asia - East Africa route; Far East - Southeast Asia, Mediterranean - Northwest Europe route; Far East - Southeast Asia - Cape of Good Hope - West Africa, South America route; Australia and New Zealand - Mediterranean - Northwest Europe route; Northern Indian Ocean - European routes.
Asia Ports
Japan Major Ports: YOKOHAMA / NAGOYA / OSAKA / KOBE / TOKYO
Korea Major Ports: BUSAN / INCHON / SEOUL
Singapore Major Ports: SINGAPORE
Indonesia Major Ports: SURABAYA / JAKARTA / BELAWAN / SEMARANG
Vietnam Major Ports: HOCHIMINH / HAIPONG
Malaysia Major Ports: PORT KELANG / PENANG
Thailand Major Ports: BANGKOK / LAEM CHABANG
Myanmar Major Ports: YANGON
Philippines Major Ports: MANILA
North America Ports
US West:
West Coast Major Ports: LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH / CHICAGO / OAKLAND / SEATTLE / SAN FRANCISCO
US East:
East Coast Major Ports: NEW YORK / BOSTON / BALTIMORE / PHILADELPHIA / MIAMI / SAVANNAH / HOUSTION / NORFOLK / JACKSONVILLE / CHARLESTON
Canada:
Canada Major Ports: VANCOUVER / MONTREAL / TORONTO
South America Ports
South America West:
Chile Major Ports: VALPARAISO / ARICA
Panama Major Ports: COLON FREEZONE / PANAMA CITY
South America East:
Argentina Major Ports: BUENOSAIRES
Brazil Major Ports: SANTOS / RIOGRANDE / RIO DE JANEIRO
Uruguay Major Ports: MONTEVIDEO
Paraguay Major Ports: ASUNCION
Central & South America:
Mexico Major Ports: MANZANILLO / VERACRUZ / MEXICO CITY
Venezuela Major Ports: LAGUAIRA
Guatemala Major Ports: SANJOSE / GUATEMALA CITY
Ecuador Major Ports: GUAYAQUIL
Peru Major Ports: CALLAO
Europe Ports
Major Ports in Europe:
Belgium Major Ports: ANTWERP
Germany Major Ports: HAMBURG / BREMEN
Netherlands Major Ports: ROTTERDAM / AMSTERDAM
France Major Ports: LEHAVRE
UK Major Ports: FELIXSTOWE / SOUTHAMPTON / LONDON / MANCHESTER / LIVERPOOL
Austria Major Ports: VIENNA
Ireland Major Ports: DUBLIN
Hungary Major Ports: BUDAPEST
Poland Major Ports: WARSAW
Czechoslovakia Major Ports: PRAGUE
Northern Europe:
Denmark Major Ports: AARHUS / COPENHAGEN
Sweden Major Ports: GOTHENBURG / STOCKHOLM
Norway Major Ports: OSLO
Finland Major Ports: HELSINKI
Mediterranean Ports
Western Mediterranean:
Italy Major Ports: GENOVA / LASPEZIA / LIVORNO / NAPLES / TRIESTE / VENICE
Spain Major Ports: BARCELONA / VALENCIA/ BILBAO / MADRID
France Major Ports: MARSEILLES / FOS
Morocco Major Ports: CASABLANCA
Tunisia Major Ports: TUNIS
Eastern Mediterranean:
Turkey Major Ports: ISTANBUL / MERSIN / IZMIR
Greece Major Ports: PIPAEUS / THESSALONIKI
Cyprus Major Ports: LIMASSOL
Egypt Major Ports: ALEXANDRIA / PORTSAID / CAIRO
Lebanon Major Ports: BEIRUT
Syria Major Ports: LATTAKIA
Portugal:
Portugal Major Ports: LISBON / LEIZOES / PORTO
Middle East Ports
UAE Major Ports: DUBAI / JEBEL ALI
Kuwait Major Ports: KUWAIT
Iran Major Ports: BANDARABBAS
Saudi Arabia Major Ports: JEDDAH
Jordan Major Ports: AQABA
Israel Major Ports: ASHDOD / HAIFA / TEL-AVIV
Indian Ocean Ports
Sri Lanka Major Ports: COLOMBO
India Major Ports: MUMBAI / MADRAS / CHENNAI / NEW DELHI / NHAVA SHEVA
Pakistan Major Ports: KARACHI / LAHORE
Bangladesh Major Ports:CHITTAGONG / DHAKA
Oceania Ports
Australia:
Australia Major Ports: SYDNEY / MELBOURNE / BRISBANE / ADELAIDE
New Zealand:
New Zealand Major Ports: AUCKLAND / LYTTELTON/ WELLINGTON
South Africa Ports
South Africa Major Ports: DURBAN / CAPETOWN / JOHANNESBURG
Kenya Major Ports: MOMBASA / NAIROBI
West Africa Ports
Nigeria Major Ports: LAGOS
Ghana Major Ports: TEMA
Benin Major Ports: Cotonou
Togo Major Ports: LOME
North Africa Ports
Algeria Major Ports: ALGIERS