Table 3 Shipping behaviors around Indian Ocean
Direction | Cluster | Route description |
|---|---|---|
Singapore to Rotterdam | 1 | Leave Colombo (heading northwest) -> Turn southwest (14.5°N, 55°E) -> Turn northwest (12°N, 45.1°E) -> Enter Suez Canal |
2 | Leave Colombo (heading northwest) -> Pass south of Socotra Islands and Somali Peninsula -> Enter Suez Canal | |
3 | Leave Colombo (heading northwest) -> Turn west (12.6°N, 56.5°E) -> Turn southwest (12.9°N, 52.1°E) -> Enter Suez Canal | |
4 | Leave Colombo (heading northwest) -> Turn southwest (12.8°N, 54°E) -> Turn northwest (12°N, 45.1°E) -> Enter Suez Canal | |
5 | Leave Colombo (heading northwest) -> Turn southwest (14.3°N, 53.2°E) -> Turn northwest (12°N, 45.1°E) -> Enter Suez Canal | |
Rotterdam to Singapore | 1 | Leave Suez Canal (heading northeast) -> Dock at Dubai -> Depart Dubai (heading southeast) -> Head towards Colombo |
2 | Leave Suez Canal (heading northeast) -> Dock at Salalah -> Depart Salalah (heading southeast) -> Head towards Colombo | |
3 | Leave Suez Canal (heading southeast) -> Turn northeast (12°N, 45.1°E) -> Turn southeast (14.5°N, 55°E) -> Head towards Colombo | |
4 | Leave Suez Canal (heading southeast) -> Turn northeast (11.8°N, 45°E) -> Turn southeast (14.3°N, 53°E) -> Head towards Colombo | |
5 | Leave Suez Canal (heading northeast) -> Turn southeast (13°N, 52.4°E) -> Head towards Colombo |
