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SeaLens

Routes

Maritime route records with chokepoint dependency chains and primary commodity tags.

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Routes

12

Chokepoint links

6

Commodity tags

GENERAL
medium confidence

Gulf of Aden Bab el-Mandeb Route

n/a

n/a

Origin

Aden Port

Destination

Djibouti Port

Route Provenance

LaneDB hand-curated route from WPI port coordinates and Bab el-Mandeb topology

Approximate dependency route through Bab el-Mandeb; not an AIS-derived lane.

containerized_goodscrude_oil
Dependency Chain
1 Bab el-Mandeb
required
Gulf of Aden-to-Red Sea transit necessarily crosses Bab el-Mandeb.
TANKER
low confidence

Houston Ship Channel Energy Route

n/a

n/a

Origin

Houston Energy Terminals

Destination

Port Houston

Route Provenance

Port Houston statistics and WPI port coordinates

Approximate local ship-channel dependency route; requires channel segment refinement.

chemicalsrefined_petroleumcrude_oil
Dependency Chain
1 Houston Ship Channel
local_channel
Local ship-channel dependency; geometry requires refinement with channel segment data.
CONTAINER
low confidence

LA Long Beach Pacific Approach Route

n/a

n/a

Origin

Port of Los Angeles

Destination

Port of Long Beach

Route Provenance

Port of Long Beach statistics and WPI port coordinates

Approximate local approach/dependency route; requires port-complex traffic-lane refinement.

containerized_goods
Dependency Chain
1 Los Angeles-Long Beach Port Complex
local_complex
Local port-complex dependency; route geometry requires refinement with approach-lane data.
TANKER
medium confidence

Mina Al Ahmadi to Gulf of Oman via Hormuz

n/a

n/a

Origin

Mina Al Ahmadi

Destination

Fujairah

Route Provenance

LaneDB hand-curated route from WPI port coordinates and Hormuz corridor topology

Approximate centerline for dependency modeling; not an AIS-derived traffic lane or navigational recommendation.

crude_oilrefined_petroleum
Dependency Chain
1 Strait of Hormuz
required
Kuwait-to-Gulf-of-Oman route necessarily transits the Strait of Hormuz.
CONTAINER
medium confidence

Panama Canal Container Route

n/a

n/a

Origin

Balboa Port

Destination

Cristobal Port

Route Provenance

Panama Canal Authority statistics and WPI port coordinates

Approximate canal dependency route for exposure modeling; not a navigational centerline.

containerized_goodsgrain
Dependency Chain
1 Panama Canal
required
Balboa-to-Cristobal canal transit necessarily uses the Panama Canal.
TANKER
medium confidence

Persian Gulf to Singapore Energy Route

n/a

n/a

Origin

Ras Tanura

Destination

Port of Singapore

Route Provenance

LaneDB hand-curated energy route from WPI port coordinates and EIA chokepoint context

Approximate dependency route joining Hormuz and Malacca/Singapore; not an AIS-derived lane.

crude_oillngrefined_petroleum
Dependency Chain
1 Strait of Hormuz
required
Persian Gulf energy exports to the Indian Ocean necessarily transit Hormuz.2 Malacca-Singapore Strait
primary
Primary eastbound energy corridor to Singapore/Malacca; alternatives exist but incur rerouting.
TANKER
medium confidence

Ras Tanura to Fujairah via Hormuz

n/a

n/a

Origin

Ras Tanura

Destination

Fujairah

Route Provenance

LaneDB hand-curated route from WPI port coordinates and Hormuz corridor topology

Approximate centerline for dependency modeling; not an AIS-derived traffic lane or navigational recommendation.

crude_oilrefined_petroleum
Dependency Chain
1 Strait of Hormuz
required
Direct Gulf export route necessarily transits the Strait of Hormuz.
GENERAL
medium confidence

Red Sea to Mediterranean Suez Route

n/a

n/a

Origin

Suez Port

Destination

Port Said

Route Provenance

Suez Canal Authority navigation context and WPI port coordinates

Approximate canal dependency route for exposure modeling; not a navigational centerline.

containerized_goodscrude_oilrefined_petroleum
Dependency Chain
1 Suez Canal
required
Red Sea-to-Mediterranean canal transit necessarily uses the Suez Canal.
CONTAINER
medium confidence

Singapore to Suez Container Route

n/a

n/a

Origin

Port of Singapore

Destination

Port Said

Route Provenance

LaneDB hand-curated container route from WPI port coordinates and canal/chokepoint topology

Approximate dependency chain through Malacca/Singapore, Bab el-Mandeb, and Suez; not an AIS-derived lane.

containerized_goods
Dependency Chain
1 Malacca-Singapore Strait
primary
Primary westbound container route begins through the Singapore/Malacca corridor.2 Bab el-Mandeb
primary
Suez-bound Asia-Europe route typically passes through the Red Sea/Bab el-Mandeb corridor.3 Suez Canal
primary
Suez Canal is the modeled terminal chokepoint for this Asia-Europe container dependency chain.