World Sea Routes Map

This world map shows major maritime routes, shipping lanes, and major ports linking continents and facilitating global trade. It provides a complex view of the interconnected network of maritime routes crossing the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans. Major ports such as Rotterdam, Singapore, and Los Angeles are strategically marked, reflecting their important roles in international shipping.

The map also shows important trade routes, including the Suez Canal, Panama Canal, and Strait of Malacca, which are crucial for transporting goods efficiently between regions. Dashed lines indicate primary shipping corridors used by commercial vessels, emphasizing the vast extent of global maritime activity.

By visualising these essential trade networks, the map serves as a valuable tool for understanding the vital role trade routes play, emphasising the vast extent of global maritime activity and the importance of maritime routes in economic globalisation, and highlighting how maritime transport links countries and continents in the movement of goods and resources around the world.