Strait of Malacca : In News
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced policymakers in Asia to face questions over the security of other maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Malacca.
- It connects the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).
- Bounded by: Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore
- The Strait of Malacca’s name was derived from the Malacca Sultanate, who governed the archipelago from 1400 until 1511.
- The climate of the strait is hot and humid and is characterized by the northeast monsoon during the (northern) winter and the southwest monsoon during the summer.
- It links the Indian and Pacific oceans and is one of the busiest and most important shipping lanes in the world.
- Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia control the joint patrolling of the Malacca Strait.
- It is the largest “oil transit chokepoint” in the world.
- It carries nearly 22% of the world’s maritime trade.
- Roughly 60% of India’s seaborne trade and almost all of its LNG imports pass through the Malacca Strait.
