Asia to Mediterranean
Asia to Mediterranean carries containers. Its usual routing (suez) passes Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Suez Canal and covers about 7,841 nautical miles. Alternative routings: cape (14,376 nm). Feeds Mediterranean transshipment hubs and loses the most distance advantage when Suez is avoided. 1 recorded disruption is ongoing on this lane now.
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Key facts
- Cargo
- containers
- Origin: East Asia main container ports
- Shanghai, Shanghai (Yangshan), Ningbo, Shekou, Yantian, Hong Kong, Busan, Qingdao Port, Xiamen, Guangzhou (Nansha), Kaohsiung, Tianjin Xin Gang
- Destination: Mediterranean container hubs
- Piraeus, Valencia, Algeciras, Genova, Gioia Tauro, Marsaxlokk, Tangier-Mediterranean, Barcelona
- Recorded events
- 2
- Ongoing now
- 1
- Distances verified
- Yes
Ongoing now
Routings
| Routing | Chokepoints, in order | Distance (nm) | Distance source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suez (usual) | Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Suez Canal | 7,841 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 3 table legs, printed p. 85, 102, 103 |
| cape | Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Cape of Good Hope, Gibraltar Strait | 14,376 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 4 table legs, printed p. 21, 102, 103, 109 |
Disruption history
| Start | Event | Type | Status | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-19 | Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa | Security incident | ongoing | 5 Critical |
| 2020-04-01 | Carriers withdraw sailings on Asia to Europe and transpacific services | Capacity withdrawal | ended | 2 Moderate |