Shipping Patterns in the Malacca and Singapore Straits: An Assessment of the Risks to Different Types of Vessel

• DOI: 10.1355/cs29-2e
• Publication Date: 2009-12-05T09:23:26Z
• Authors: Sam Bateman; Joshua Ho; Mathew Mathai
• Keywords: 0211 other engineering and technologies; 02 engineering and technology; 14. Life underwater

��� With the objective of improving quality assessments threat to shipping in Malacca and Singapore Straits, this article provides an appreciation pattern traffic types vessel using Straits. It is based on notion that statements about number ships passing through Straits a per day, month or year basis obscure more important relative vulnerability different ship. Consideration must be given vessel, their routes location. The paper distinguishes between transiting Pacific Indian Ocean; local operating ports littoral adjacent Straits; other vessels, notably fishing working within identifies are most at risk.