# New analysis maps out impacts of marine chokepoint closures

> A Duke University study models the trade and economic impacts of closing any of 11 major marine chokepoints, including the Suez Canal, Panama Canal and Strait of Hormuz. It draws on the disruption caused by the 2021 Ever Given blockage of Suez.

- Date: 2022-12-22 · published 2022-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38131-new-analysis-maps-out-impacts-of-marine-chokepoint-closures
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

The analysis is a scenario study with no new closure, so it has little direct price effect, though it highlights freight and supply-chain risk for grain and energy shipments.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2022-12-analysis-impacts-marine-chokepoint-closures.html

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