Suez Canal
Constrained
The direct canal connection between the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
Diverts via → Cape of Good Hope
Details →Chokepoints.
Live status for seven maritime passages that can change routing, transit time and capacity.
Red Sea diversion system
Traffic avoiding Suez or Bab-el-Mandeb routes around the Cape of Good Hope.
Bab-el-Mandeb / Red Sea
Diverting
Southern entrance to the Red Sea and the Suez route.
Diverts via → Cape of Good Hope
Details →Cape of Good Hope
Constrained
The principal deep-sea alternative to Red Sea and Suez routing.
Details →Other chokepoints
Strait of Hormuz
Normal
The narrow maritime outlet connecting Gulf ports to the Arabian Sea.
Details →Strait of Malacca
Normal
A central link between the Indian Ocean, Singapore and the South China Sea.
Diverts via → Sunda / Lombok
Details →Panama Canal
Normal
A lock canal linking Atlantic and Pacific services across the Americas.
Diverts via → Cape Horn / Suez
Details →Taiwan Strait
Normal
A heavily connected corridor between North and Southeast Asian networks.
Details →Chokepoint status
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Canals and straits concentrate a large share of global trade. Their status helps logistics teams anticipate diversions, added transit days and capacity pressure.