#straitofmalacca — Public Fediverse posts

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

#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/

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

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

> 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.