# Maritime Chokepoints of the World: BackBone of International Trade

> Chatham House research found that disrupting any one of the world's eight key maritime chokepoints could seriously affect global food security, since over half of internationally traded maize, wheat, rice and soybeans pass through them. A separate US EIA study warned that even temporary blockages can substantially raise energy costs.

- Date: 2017-10-03 · published 2017-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68364-maritime-chokepoints-of-the-world-backbone-of-international-trade
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

The analysis highlights concentrated route risk for grain and oilseed trade, which supports a risk premium in freight and feed prices, but it describes potential disruption rather than a current event.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- ship-technology.com: https://www.ship-technology.com/features/featuremaritime-chokepoints-the-backbone-of-international-trade-5939317/

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