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The strait of Malacca isn’t an exclusive choke point like the strait of Hormuz or the Dardanelles. Ships can take other routes avoiding belligerent countries in the area. Even the Suez/bab al-mandab isn’t an exclusive choke point, because you can still just go all the way around Africa, it’s just a pain in the ass.
The Straits of Denmark, Hormuz, and Dardanelles are uniquely strategic choke points because the are the only seaward access points to their respective seas, Baltic, Persian and Black, which are controllable by one country and which other countries rely on.
suez being blocked would likely have the same effect, drastically increasing cost of shipping, fuel, oil. because now you are spending more fuel, maintenance just to go around africa alone, not to mention the goods being transported.
And it’s not just the cost of shipping itself that goes up. The ships that have to take a longer route are now unavailable to carry other goods, which means there is a sudden drop in shipping capacity.
The strait of Malacca isn’t an exclusive choke point like the strait of Hormuz or the Dardanelles. Ships can take other routes avoiding belligerent countries in the area. Even the Suez/bab al-mandab isn’t an exclusive choke point, because you can still just go all the way around Africa, it’s just a pain in the ass.
The Straits of Denmark, Hormuz, and Dardanelles are uniquely strategic choke points because the are the only seaward access points to their respective seas, Baltic, Persian and Black, which are controllable by one country and which other countries rely on.
Which is why:
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-marines-train-civilian-shipping-chinese-trade
suez being blocked would likely have the same effect, drastically increasing cost of shipping, fuel, oil. because now you are spending more fuel, maintenance just to go around africa alone, not to mention the goods being transported.
And it’s not just the cost of shipping itself that goes up. The ships that have to take a longer route are now unavailable to carry other goods, which means there is a sudden drop in shipping capacity.
Now, if we could block the Suez AND mine the strait of Gibraltar, now that’s a spicy global economic stew!