Shipping Lanes Across the Globe

This interactive map shows how our "stuff" gets moved around the world by shipping containers. It may take a few seconds longer to load on a mobile device due to the complexity of the map. Be sure to check out the build up of ships at the Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Gibraltar, Singapore, and Malaysia. These trade routes are critical to global commerce and makes you think about what would happen if one was threatened or closed off. I blogged about a situation like this last year with the build up of ice on the Great Lakes of the United States. US and Canadian vessels had to clear lanes so that container ships could continue on with their goods.

Source: Kiln and the UCL Energy Institute (UCL EI)
Link: Ship Map