{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Chokepoint","description":"A chokepoint – also called a maritime bottleneck or strategic strait – is a narrow passage on a main shipping route through which a large share of world trade flows, such as the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal, the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca or Bab al-Mandab. Because short alternative routes rarely exist, disruptions at a chokepoint immediately affect freight rates, transit times and insurance premiums in ocean freight. Causes include casualties, low water, political tensions or a nava","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/chokepoint","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-21T22:23:58.772701","citation":"https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/what-are-maritime-chokepoints/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/chokepoint","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Chokepoint · A chokepoint – also called a maritime bottleneck or strategic strait – is a narrow passage on a main shipping route through which a large share of world trade flows, such as the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal, the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca or Bab al-Mandab. · Quelle: https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/what-are-maritime-chokepoints/"}