Red Sea, The busiest routes in the world for tankers and container ships

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Since the opening of the Suez Canal, the Red Sea has been one of the busiest routes in the world for tankers and container ships. Meanwhile, it has become a strategic transit zone, on the shores of various states station their armies.

With the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the Red Sea became a transit zone, a space of economic and cultural exchange between Asia, Africa and Europe. As a hub of international trade, the Red Sea is one of the busiest routes for tankers and container ships. No wonder that it has now aroused the highest geopolitical interest and various states station their armies on the shores.

Magazine (France 2018, 12 min)