# New Analysis Maps Out Impacts of Marine Chokepoint Closures - environment coastal & offshore

> Duke University researcher Lincoln Pratson released GIS-based modelling of trade and shipping impacts if any of the world's 11 busiest marine chokepoints were closed. The study uses 2019 trade data to simulate closures of routes including the Suez Canal and Bab el Mandeb.

- Date: 2023-01-03 · published 2023-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37676-new-analysis-maps-out-impacts-of-marine-chokepoint-closures-environment-coastal
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

The analysis is a planning tool and does not itself change flows or prices, though it highlights the freight risk from chokepoint closures to feed commodity trade.

## Sources

- ecomagazine.com: https://ecomagazine.com/news/industry/new-analysis-maps-out-impacts-of-marine-chokepoint-closures/

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