{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Strait of Malacca","description":"Compared to other major shipping lanes, the Strait of Malacca offers the shortest passage between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, making it the most direct artery for trade flows linking Europe and South Asia with East Asia. The waterway stretches roughly 900 km between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, narrowing to approximately 2.7 km at its tightest point. Several thousand vessels transit daily, including crude oil tankers from the Persian Gulf and container ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/strait-of-malacca","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T14:51:07.950632","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Malacca","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/strait-of-malacca","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Strait of Malacca · Compared to other major shipping lanes, the Strait of Malacca offers the shortest passage between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, making it the most direct artery for trade flows linking Europe and South Asia with East Asia. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Malacca"}