Chokepoints

Lombok & Sunda Straits

Lombok & Sunda Straits: why this chokepoint matters, which countries sit on it, and the latest Bureau coverage.

Calm

no signal in today's reporting

Why it matters

Deep-water alternatives to Malacca for the largest bulk carriers.

Bureau read: 1 countries sit on this passage; the highest-scored is Indonesia (73.44/100). A chokepoint is judged by how many navies can hold it — and by the power of those who border it.

Countries on this chokepoint

Indonesia

Other chokepoints

Strait of Hormuz Taiwan Strait Bab el-Mandeb Bab el-Mandeb / Red Sea Danish Straits Suez Canal Strait of Gibraltar Strait of Malacca Mozambique Channel Panama Canal

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