Asia to North Europe
Asia to North Europe carries containers. Its usual routing (suez) passes Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Suez Canal, Gibraltar Strait, Dover Strait and covers about 10,547 nautical miles. Alternative routings: cape (13,976 nm). The largest east-west container trade by volume, and the lane most exposed to Red Sea disruption. 1 recorded disruption is ongoing on this lane now.
- 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
- Recorded events
- 4
- Ongoing now
- 1
- Distances verified
- Yes
Routing options for Asia to North Europe| Routing | Chokepoints, in order | Distance (nm) | Distance source |
|---|
| suez (usual) | Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Suez Canal, Gibraltar Strait, Dover Strait | 10,547 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 5 table legs, printed p. 45, 85, 102, 103, 108 |
| cape | Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Cape of Good Hope, Dover Strait | 13,976 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 4 table legs, printed p. 21, 45, 102, 103 |