MAJOR OCEAN ROUTES OF THE WORLD

     MAJOR OCEAN ROUTES OF THE WORLD

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ocean route	sea ports on the route
1.      North Atlantic route Busiest ocean trade route which connects the ports of western coast of Europe with the ports on the east coast of North America. Developed and very dense populated regions are located on both sides. The foreign trade of the north Atlantic route is greater than any other route is greater than any other route of the world.	Ports on the east coast of North America New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto (through the great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway) Ports on the west coast of Europe Gothenburg, Oslo, Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, London, Southampton, Glasgow, Liverpool, le Havre, Lisbon, etc.
2.      The Suez canal route Passes through the heart of the world and connects Europe with the Far East through Suez Canal. Shortens the distance between Europe and south Asian countries by 9000 km. It was once considered as lifeline of Britain. Oil supplies from Middle East, raw material from tropical Asia and manufactured goods from Europe are the main trade commodities.	Mediterranean ports – Marseilles, Gibraltar, Genoa, Venice, Athens, Naples are ports of Europe and Algiers, port Said are ports of Africa. Asian ports – Aden, Karachi, Mumbai, Colombo, Singapore and manila. Important ports of call – Mombasa, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Aden, Mumbai, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
3.      The panama canal route Connects the pacific ocean with Atlantic ocean. Increase the trade between the countries of both Atlantic and Pacific seaboards since the opening of Panama Canal in 1914. Facilitated the trade in oil, minerals, food stuffs, raw materials, and manufactured goods., West and east coast of USA are the most benefited region.	Panama and colon are important ports on the panama canal. Save the distance between New York and Auckland. Ports of Gulf coast of USA and Caribbean States are also important.
4.      The cape route Connects the countries of western Europe with western and southern part of Africa, Australia and New Zealand.	Ports of West Europe: London, Liverpool, Cardiff, Lisbon Southampton, etc. Ports of Africa: cape town, port Elizabeth. Ports of Australia: Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney.
5.      The trans – pacific route Connects the ports of western coast of North America with the ports of East Asia. Several routes of the Trans – pacific converge at Honolulu (the crossroads of Pacific).	Ports of north America: Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, san Francisco, Los Angeles Dells with timber, wheat, paper- pulp, fish etc. Ports of east Asia: shanghai, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, and Manila deals with manufactured goods, e.g., textiles, electrical equipments, etc.