Chokepoint
Strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar is the roughly 14-km-wide gateway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Every cargo moving between the Mediterranean and the wider ocean — including Suez-bound Europe–Asia traffic — passes through it.
Open Strait of Gibraltar on the live map →ConnectsAtlantic ↔ Mediterranean
Position35.9°N, 5.6°W
Major trade routes through Strait of Gibraltar
- Persian Gulf → Europe (Oil) · 6.5M+ bpd · Energy
- Singapore → Mediterranean · 10M+ TEU/year · Container
- India → Europe · 6M+ TEU/year · Container
- Asia → Europe (Cape Route) · 5M+ TEU/year · Container
Source: src/dispatch/config/chokepoint-registry.ts and src/dispatch/config/trade-routes.ts.