The document discusses important maritime shipping routes and chokepoints around the world including the Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca, and others. It notes that these routes and chokepoints are critical for global trade as they connect different regions and oceans but also represent vulnerabilities. The document is authored by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue from Hofstra University who is an expert on global maritime shipping routes.

1. Panama Canal
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Bab el-Mandab
Strait of
Hormuz
Cape of
Good Hope
Strait of
Malacca
Bosphorus
Oresund
Importance
Core Route
Secondary Route
Choke Point
Primary
Secondary
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University
Main Maritime Shipping Routes and Chokepoints