Maritime Intelligence
Shipping corridors, commodity flows, and risk zones on the key trade routes between Asia, the Gulf, and Europe. Layers are analytical — they show the structure and relative scale of major flows, not live vessel positions.
Map Layers
Major ocean highway zones used by bulk cargo and tanker traffic. Width indicates approximate lane density, not precise routing.
Crude oil from the Gulf, LNG from Qatar and the US Gulf Coast, and UCO from ASEAN — all routed toward Europe. Line weight reflects relative volume. UCO is a thin thread within a system dominated by crude and LNG.
Energy flows toward Asia — dominant by volume. Crude from the Gulf to Northeast Asia. LNG from Qatar, Australia and the US Gulf Coast via Panama.
Active or elevated maritime security risk areas. Red = high (active disruption). Amber = medium (persistent or elevated risk). Click a zone for detail.
IMF PortWatch reference chokepoints — 2023 annual baseline. Circle size reflects average daily vessel calls. Click for transit volume.
Five ports tracked weekly via VesselAPI: Singapore, Port Klang, Fujairah, Istanbul, Rotterdam. Circle size reflects weekly event volume.
Client layer
Deeper Analysis Available
More granular flow data, custom corridor analysis, and in-depth briefings on specific supply chain exposures are available to clients. We can cover what the public layer does not — specific commodities, counterparties, or chokepoint exposures relevant to your procurement or investment decisions.
Shipping corridor polygons and commodity flow lines are analytical constructs — they represent lane structure and relative volume, not precise vessel tracks.
Shipping lane geometry: Benden, P. (2022). Global Shipping Lanes [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6361763 — CC BY 4.0 (excluding Statistica).
Maritime route geometry computed using searoute-py, derived from natural earth and OpenStreetMap data.
Risk zone boundaries reflect known conditions as of early 2025 and are updated manually.
Chokepoint data from IMF PortWatch — 2023 annual baseline, 11 global chokepoints.
Port activity from VesselAPI — weekly refresh, 5 monitored ports.
Eastbound crude and LNG flows reflect the primary Asia-bound energy corridors. Asian demand accounts for the majority of global LNG and crude trade by volume — westbound flows to Europe represent a smaller share of the same physical infrastructure.
For live disruption monitoring or custom coverage, contact us.