tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post4951053098809874397..comments2024-03-27T06:40:56.148-04:00Comments on EagleSpeak: Refresher: World Trade Route ChokepointsMark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-15277940367137210972011-08-02T07:12:28.523-04:002011-08-02T07:12:28.523-04:00As you say, the choke points don't change but ...As you say, the choke points don't change but it would be interesting to see any change in the maritime traffic flow since around 2006 when the Somali Basin piracy got started. The traffic flow charts available are all dated with a major sealane just off the Somali coast - one that is certainly not there today. Equally the routes taken to the Cape from other locations will have altered dramatically.mandbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-13337886374790140172011-08-01T22:13:22.409-04:002011-08-01T22:13:22.409-04:00Hmm. China.Hmm. China.Mark Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-73319164943059578702011-08-01T11:29:58.742-04:002011-08-01T11:29:58.742-04:00Rather than oil for Japan, think oil for China. Ve...Rather than oil for Japan, think oil for China. Very bad news for them.Chuck Hillhttp://cgblog.orgnoreply@blogger.com