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Major Shipping Routes - TSV

Shipping routes are vital transportation networks that support global trade. This resource covers major maritime routes including Trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe, and Transatlantic routes, detailing their characteristics, cargo types, and strategic importance. These routes connect through maritime chokepoints such as the Suez Canal, Panama Canal, and Strait of Malacca, facilitating the transport of approximately 80% of world merchandise trade by sea.

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code	slug	name	description	cargoTypes	keyPorts	region	chokepoints
01	trans-pacific-route	Trans-Pacific Ocean Trade Route	One of the world's busiest shipping routes connecting East Asia and North America's West Coast.	["Electronics","Automobiles","Machinery","Apparel","Manufactured goods"]	["Shanghai","Hong Kong","Shenzhen","Seattle","Los Angeles","Long Beach"]	Pacific Ocean	
02	asia-europe-route	Asia-Europe Route	Major route connecting Asia and Europe via the Suez Canal.	["Electronics","Textiles","Heavy machinery","Automobiles","Chemicals"]	["Shanghai","Ningbo","Singapore","Rotterdam","Hamburg","Antwerp"]	Eurasia	["Suez Canal","Bab el-Mandeb Strait"]
03	transatlantic-route	Transatlantic Shipping Route	Historically and economically significant route connecting North America and Europe across the Atlantic.	["Electronics","Machinery","Automobiles","Chemicals","Food products"]	["New York","Norfolk","Miami","Rotterdam","Hamburg","Liverpool"]	Atlantic Ocean	["Dover Strait","English Channel"]
04	south-america-europe-route	South America-Europe Trade Route	Important route for resource and agricultural transport connecting South America and Europe.	["Soybeans","Fruits","Iron ore","Copper","Coffee","Raw materials"]	["Santos","Buenos Aires","Valparaiso","Rotterdam","Lisbon","Barcelona"]	South Atlantic & North Atlantic	
05	intra-asia-route	Intra-Asia Route	Rapidly growing route connecting ports within the Asia-Pacific region.	["Textiles","Electronics","Machinery","Raw materials","Consumer goods","Agricultural products"]	["Singapore","Hong Kong","Shanghai","Busan","Tokyo","Sydney"]	Asia-Pacific	["Strait of Malacca","South China Sea","East China Sea"]
06	panama-canal-route	Panama Canal Route	Route through the vital artificial waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.	["Electronics","Apparel","Machinery","Grain","Minerals","Oil"]	["Panama City","Colon","Balboa","Cristobal"]	Central America	["Panama Canal"]
07	asia-middle-east-route	Asia-Middle East Route	Important energy transport route connecting Asia and the Middle East via the Arabian Sea.	["Oil","Natural gas","Energy resources","Manufactured goods","Raw materials"]	["Dubai","Jubail","Mumbai","Singapore","Shanghai"]	Arabian Sea & Indian Ocean	["Strait of Hormuz","Bab el-Mandeb Strait"]
08	europe-uk-route	Europe-UK Trade Route	Route connecting Continental Europe and the UK via the English Channel and North Sea.	["Automobiles","Food products","Consumer goods","Industrial products","Fuel"]	["Dover","Calais","London","Liverpool","Rotterdam","Hamburg"]	English Channel & North Sea	["Dover Strait","English Channel"]
09	russia-europe-route	Russia to Europe Trade Route	Trade route between Russia and Europe via the Danish Straits and Baltic Sea.	["Crude oil","Petroleum products","Gas","Timber","Grain","Energy products"]	["St. Petersburg","Kaliningrad","Novorossiysk","Rotterdam","Hamburg"]	Baltic Sea & Black Sea	["Danish Straits","Bosphorus Strait"]
10	red-sea-route	Red Sea Route	Strategic energy transport route connecting the Suez Canal and Bab el-Mandeb Strait.	["Oil","Petroleum products","Manufactured goods","Grain","Minerals"]	["Suez","Port Said","Jeddah","Aden","Eilat"]	Red Sea	["Suez Canal","Bab el-Mandeb Strait"]