The Atlantic
High Traffic, High Risk in the Strait of Malacca
The chokepoint, near where Sunday’s collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker occurred, is one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
Hellenic Shipping News
Melaka port hopes for revival of past glory on Maritime Silk Road
Looking over a vast stretch of tranquil sea, a stone tablet reads “the world’s longest and busiest strait” in English, Malay, Chinese and Arabic.
Reuters
Oil spice: With $3 billion port, Malacca eyes slice of shipping giant Singapore's pie
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Once at the heart of the global spice trade, Malacca is pumping nearly $3 billion into an ambitious plan to put itself…