#straitofmalacca — Public Fediverse posts

The Strait of Malacca is a shipping route that carries roughly 40% of global trade and around 80% of China's imported oil, and is regarded as vulnerable to disruption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/28/world/asia-malacca-dilemma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #straitofmalacca #straitofhormuz #taiwanstrait #southeastasia #china #us #iran #trade #shipping #globaleconomy

The Strait of Malacca is a shipping route that carries roughly 40% of global trade and around 80% of China's imported oil, and is regarded as vulnerable to disruption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/28/world/asia-malacca-dilemma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #straitofmalacca #straitofhormuz #taiwanstrait #southeastasia #china #us #iran #trade #shipping #globaleconomy

The Strait of Malacca is a shipping route that carries roughly 40% of global trade and around 80% of China's imported oil, and is regarded as vulnerable to disruption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/28/world/asia-malacca-dilemma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #straitofmalacca #straitofhormuz #taiwanstrait #southeastasia #china #us #iran #trade #shipping #globaleconomy

The Strait of Malacca is a shipping route that carries roughly 40% of global trade and around 80% of China's imported oil, and is regarded as vulnerable to disruption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/28/world/asia-malacca-dilemma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #straitofmalacca #straitofhormuz #taiwanstrait #southeastasia #china #us #iran #trade #shipping #globaleconomy

https://www.europesays.com/iran/84591/ Indonesia Shuts Down Malacca Strait Toll Talk, Distancing From Hormuz #ForeignMinister #Hormuz #Indonesia #Malacca #Malaysia #PeninsularMalaysia #Singapore #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca

https://www.europesays.com/iran/81081/ Mapping the most critical shipping lanes in the world #BabAlMandebStrait #canal #chokepoints #GlobalEconomy #GlobalTrade #MaritimeTrade #PanamaCanal #PersianGulf #ShippingLanes #StraitOfMalacca #straits #SuezCanal #trade #TurkishStraits #Waterways

Whether ships will need to pay to transit the Strait of Malacca

Iran’s decision to charge fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz—and U.S. President Donald Trump’s tentative endorsement…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Indonesia #Iran #Malaysia #PresidentDonaldTrump #PurbayaYudhiSadewa #SHIPS #singapore #StraitofHormuz #StraitofMalacca #theIndianOcean #VivianBalakrishnan
https://www.newsbeep.com/500619/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/80492/ The Iran war is pushing Southeast Asia to debate the once unthinkable: Whether ships will need to pay to transit the Strait of Malacca #Indonesia #Iran #Malaysia #PresidentDonaldTrump #PurbayaYudhiSadewa #ships #Singapore #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca #TheIndianOcean #VivianBalakrishnan

#Indonesian #FinanceMinister Raises Possibility of Imposing #Toll on #StraitOfMalacca

Whether or not it was serious, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa’s suggestion is a sign of how far the norm of freedom of peaceful navigation has been eroded by the #IranWar.

“We sit on a #strategic #GlobalTrade and energy route, yet #ships pass through the #MalaccaStrait without being charged. I’m not sure whether that’s right or wrong.”

Blame the #TrumpRegime #USPol #auspol

https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/indonesian-finance-minister-raises-possibility-of-imposing-toll-on-strait-of-malacca/

#Indonesian #FinanceMinister Raises Possibility of Imposing #Toll on #StraitOfMalacca

Whether or not it was serious, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa’s suggestion is a sign of how far the norm of freedom of peaceful navigation has been eroded by the #IranWar.

“We sit on a #strategic #GlobalTrade and energy route, yet #ships pass through the #MalaccaStrait without being charged. I’m not sure whether that’s right or wrong.”

Blame the #TrumpRegime #USPol #auspol

https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/indonesian-finance-minister-raises-possibility-of-imposing-toll-on-strait-of-malacca/

#Indonesian #FinanceMinister Raises Possibility of Imposing #Toll on #StraitOfMalacca

Whether or not it was serious, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa’s suggestion is a sign of how far the norm of freedom of peaceful navigation has been eroded by the #IranWar.

“We sit on a #strategic #GlobalTrade and energy route, yet #ships pass through the #MalaccaStrait without being charged. I’m not sure whether that’s right or wrong.”

Blame the #TrumpRegime #USPol #auspol

https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/indonesian-finance-minister-raises-possibility-of-imposing-toll-on-strait-of-malacca/

#Indonesian #FinanceMinister Raises Possibility of Imposing #Toll on #StraitOfMalacca

Whether or not it was serious, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa’s suggestion is a sign of how far the norm of freedom of peaceful navigation has been eroded by the #IranWar.

“We sit on a #strategic #GlobalTrade and energy route, yet #ships pass through the #MalaccaStrait without being charged. I’m not sure whether that’s right or wrong.”

Blame the #TrumpRegime #USPol #auspol

https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/indonesian-finance-minister-raises-possibility-of-imposing-toll-on-strait-of-malacca/

#Indonesian #FinanceMinister Raises Possibility of Imposing #Toll on #StraitOfMalacca

Whether or not it was serious, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa’s suggestion is a sign of how far the norm of freedom of peaceful navigation has been eroded by the #IranWar.

“We sit on a #strategic #GlobalTrade and energy route, yet #ships pass through the #MalaccaStrait without being charged. I’m not sure whether that’s right or wrong.”

Blame the #TrumpRegime #USPol #auspol

https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/indonesian-finance-minister-raises-possibility-of-imposing-toll-on-strait-of-malacca/

As tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz, a new US-Indonesia defence deal hints at a possible shift towards securing the Strait of Malacca. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-focus-strait-of-malacca-after-hormuz-tensions-wtbp9u2p?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca #UnitedStates #DefenceDeal

As tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz, a new US-Indonesia defence deal hints at a possible shift towards securing the Strait of Malacca. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-focus-strait-of-malacca-after-hormuz-tensions-wtbp9u2p?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca #UnitedStates #DefenceDeal

As tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz, a new US-Indonesia defence deal hints at a possible shift towards securing the Strait of Malacca. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-focus-strait-of-malacca-after-hormuz-tensions-wtbp9u2p?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca #UnitedStates #DefenceDeal

As tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz, a new US-Indonesia defence deal hints at a possible shift towards securing the Strait of Malacca. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-focus-strait-of-malacca-after-hormuz-tensions-wtbp9u2p?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca #UnitedStates #DefenceDeal

https://www.europesays.com/iran/64482/ Forget Hormuz: The Strait of Malacca Moves $3,500,000,000,000 In Goods A Year. Close It and Watch the Global Economy Crash #Defense #Featured #Iran #MiddleEast #Military #PersianGulf #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca

https://www.europesays.com/iran/58398/ Iran’s proposal to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates trade norms #Iran #PersianGulf #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca

https://www.europesays.com/iran/43297/ The Strait of Hormuz and the Significance of Maritime Routes #ArcticShippingRoutes #BabElMandebStrait #ChinaMaritimeClaims #EnergySecurity #GlobalOilTransport #GlobalTradeRoutes #Hormuz #IranTankerWar #MaritimeChokepoints #MaritimeGeopoliticalRisks #MaritimeSupplyChains #PanamaCanalExpansion #SouthChinaSeaDispute #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca #SuezCanalClosure

https://www.europesays.com/iran/35203/ China-owned vessel secures rare Strait of Hormuz transit as Iran war grinds on #AlaeddinBoroujerdi #Bangchak #DanutaI #FujianProvince #HongKong #Hormuz #IndianOcean #Iran #IranianEmbassyInIndia #IRINN #IslamicRepublicOfIran #LarakIsland #LuckyGas #MarineTraffic #MiddleEast #Oman #Panama #PersianGulf #ShunhangShipManagement #Singapore #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca #Tehran #thailand #USIsraeliWar #VesselsValue #ZhoushanXinchiShipManagement

https://www.europesays.com/iran/21994/ From the strait of Hormuz to Malacca, global trade relies almost entirely on these five narrow waterways #ArabianSea #disruption #DonaldTrump #GlobalOilPrices #GlobalTrade #Hormuz #Iran #PersianGulf #StraitOfHormuz #StraitOfMalacca #SuezCanal

Yes, sure, #oil. But also control of #shipping #chokepoints are the strategic assets being contested.

#StraitOfHormuz
#SuezCanal
#PanamaCanal
#StraitOfGibraltar
#StraitofMalacca
#BabEelMandeb
#CapeOfGoodHope
#BeringStrait

Yes, sure, #oil. But also control of #shipping #chokepoints are the strategic assets being contested.

#StraitOfHormuz
#SuezCanal
#PanamaCanal
#StraitOfGibraltar
#StraitofMalacca
#BabEelMandeb
#CapeOfGoodHope
#BeringStrait

Yes, sure, #oil. But also control of #shipping #chokepoints are the strategic assets being contested.

#StraitOfHormuz
#SuezCanal
#PanamaCanal
#StraitOfGibraltar
#StraitofMalacca
#BabEelMandeb
#CapeOfGoodHope
#BeringStrait

Yes, sure, #oil. But also control of #shipping #chokepoints are the strategic assets being contested.

#StraitOfHormuz
#SuezCanal
#PanamaCanal
#StraitOfGibraltar
#StraitofMalacca
#BabEelMandeb
#CapeOfGoodHope
#BeringStrait

Yes, sure, #oil. But also control of #shipping #chokepoints are the strategic assets being contested.

#StraitOfHormuz
#SuezCanal
#PanamaCanal
#StraitOfGibraltar
#StraitofMalacca
#BabEelMandeb
#CapeOfGoodHope
#BeringStrait

Thailand plans to build 100-kilometre rail bridge to bypass Malacca Strait http://dlvr.it/TC6zFD #Infrastructure #railbridge #RailNews #StraitofMalacca

> The draught of some of the world's largest ships (mostly oil tankers) exceeds the Strait's minimum depth of 25 metres (82 feet). This shallow point occurs in the Singapore Strait. The maximum size of a vessel that can pass through the Strait is referred to as the Malaccamax..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Malacca

#StraitOfMalacca #MalaccaMax #ChokePoints #DesignConstraints

This empire may be under American control today, but it is the product of centuries of combined Western effort, going back to the 1500s. What would happen to this vast strategic structure if there were to be a quick, worldwide transition to forms of energy that do not need to be transported across oceans? The answer is obvious: its value would be hugely diminished. China, India, Japan, and other large Asian economies would not need to worry about the Strait of Hormuz or Malacca— they would generate their power on their own soil.

... imagine if China were able to completely reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and switch to renewable energies. It would completely overturn the geopolitical order of the world today, because the geopolitics of the world really depends on the shipping of fossil fuels, you know, through these particular chokepoints. Two of the most important chokepoints are the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca. And, you know, something like 40% of the world’s oil ship through these chokepoints every day. So, on controlling these chokepoints depends, actually, Western geopolitical dominance. And if fossil fuels were to be completely substituted at scale, what you would have is a complete inversion of the world’s geopolitical order.

This empire may be under American control today, but it is the product of centuries of combined Western effort, going back to the 1500s. What would happen to this vast strategic structure if there were to be a quick, worldwide transition to forms of energy that do not need to be transported across oceans? The answer is obvious: its value would be hugely diminished. China, India, Japan, and other large Asian economies would not need to worry about the Strait of Hormuz or Malacca— they would generate their power on their own soil.

... imagine if China were able to completely reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and switch to renewable energies. It would completely overturn the geopolitical order of the world today, because the geopolitics of the world really depends on the shipping of fossil fuels, you know, through these particular chokepoints. Two of the most important chokepoints are the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca. And, you know, something like 40% of the world’s oil ship through these chokepoints every day. So, on controlling these chokepoints depends, actually, Western geopolitical dominance. And if fossil fuels were to be completely substituted at scale, what you would have is a complete inversion of the world’s geopolitical order.

This empire may be under American control today, but it is the product of centuries of combined Western effort, going back to the 1500s. What would happen to this vast strategic structure if there were to be a quick, worldwide transition to forms of energy that do not need to be transported across oceans? The answer is obvious: its value would be hugely diminished. China, India, Japan, and other large Asian economies would not need to worry about the Strait of Hormuz or Malacca— they would generate their power on their own soil.

... imagine if China were able to completely reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and switch to renewable energies. It would completely overturn the geopolitical order of the world today, because the geopolitics of the world really depends on the shipping of fossil fuels, you know, through these particular chokepoints. Two of the most important chokepoints are the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca. And, you know, something like 40% of the world’s oil ship through these chokepoints every day. So, on controlling these chokepoints depends, actually, Western geopolitical dominance. And if fossil fuels were to be completely substituted at scale, what you would have is a complete inversion of the world’s geopolitical order.

This empire may be under American control today, but it is the product of centuries of combined Western effort, going back to the 1500s. What would happen to this vast strategic structure if there were to be a quick, worldwide transition to forms of energy that do not need to be transported across oceans? The answer is obvious: its value would be hugely diminished. China, India, Japan, and other large Asian economies would not need to worry about the Strait of Hormuz or Malacca— they would generate their power on their own soil.

... imagine if China were able to completely reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and switch to renewable energies. It would completely overturn the geopolitical order of the world today, because the geopolitics of the world really depends on the shipping of fossil fuels, you know, through these particular chokepoints. Two of the most important chokepoints are the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca. And, you know, something like 40% of the world’s oil ship through these chokepoints every day. So, on controlling these chokepoints depends, actually, Western geopolitical dominance. And if fossil fuels were to be completely substituted at scale, what you would have is a complete inversion of the world’s geopolitical order.

This empire may be under American control today, but it is the product of centuries of combined Western effort, going back to the 1500s. What would happen to this vast strategic structure if there were to be a quick, worldwide transition to forms of energy that do not need to be transported across oceans? The answer is obvious: its value would be hugely diminished. China, India, Japan, and other large Asian economies would not need to worry about the Strait of Hormuz or Malacca— they would generate their power on their own soil.

... imagine if China were able to completely reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and switch to renewable energies. It would completely overturn the geopolitical order of the world today, because the geopolitics of the world really depends on the shipping of fossil fuels, you know, through these particular chokepoints. Two of the most important chokepoints are the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca. And, you know, something like 40% of the world’s oil ship through these chokepoints every day. So, on controlling these chokepoints depends, actually, Western geopolitical dominance. And if fossil fuels were to be completely substituted at scale, what you would have is a complete inversion of the world’s geopolitical order.

If I can get some other stuff done, I'll try to make a Takahashi-style presentation with images (screenshots?) from protomaps (Open Street Map?) and Wikipedia... trying to follow someone else mouse manipulations of on-line satellite images can be distraction... And probably hard to printout for people to take away and follow up.
https://protomaps.com/
#StraitOfMalacca : http://bboxfinder.com/#51.830755,4.742883,52.256198,5.552837
#StraitOfHormuz : http://bboxfinder.com/#51.830755,4.742883,52.256198,5.552837
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=7/12.002/43.802

I saw a #GeographyClass last night. The presenter was quick with Google Earth. We need a geography based on #AmitavGhosh:
> .. the geopolitics of the world..depends on.. shipping fossil fuels.., through.. particular chokepoints. Two.. important chokepoints are the #StraitOfHormuz and the #StraitOfMalacca like 40% of the world’s oil ship through these chokepoints every day. So, on controlling these chokepoints depends, actually, Western geopolitical dominance.
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/11/10/the_nutmegs_curse