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Map of the Arctic region showing the Northern Sea Route, in the context of the Northeast Passage, and Northwest Passage [1]. The Northern Sea Route (NSR) (Russian: Се́верный морско́й путь, romanized: Severnyy morskoy put, shortened to Севморпуть, Sevmorput) is a shipping route about 5,600 kilometres (3,500 mi) long.
Shipping is very busy around Hong Kong, the mainland of South-East China and around Taiwan. Some of the most important TSS schemes in this area: East Lamma Channel off Lamma Island, Hong Kong; Tathong Channel, Hong Kong; Cheung Chau North and West (SAR Hong Kong) Dangan Shuida and Lan Tau channel (SAR Hong Kong) Qingzhou, (China).
The port of Narvik in northern Norway is ice-free all year, with a railway connection to Russia through Sweden and Finland. This route avoids the six bottlenecks of global shipping: the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Bosporus, the Straits of Hormuz and the Straits of Malacca, which 60% of all shipping passes through.
It is economically important, as many shipping lanes pass through the strait, and both Japan and South Korea allow free passage through it. In ancient times, both Buddhism and Mongol invaders passed over the strait to reach Japan. More recently, it was the site of the 1950 Battle of Korea Strait during the Korean War.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Chinese global infrastructure project Belt and Road Initiative Abbreviation BRI Formation 2013 ; 12 years ago (2013) 2017 (2017) (Forum) 2019 (Forum) 2023 (Forum) Founder People's Republic of China Legal status Active Purpose Promote economic development and inter-regional connectivity ...
Railway bridge on the Trans-Siberian across the Kama River near Perm. The Eurasian Land Bridge (Russian: Евразийский сухопутный мост, romanized: Yevraziyskiy sukhoputniy most), sometimes called the New Silk Road (Новый шёлковый путь, Noviy shyolkoviy put'), is the rail transport route for moving freight and passengers overland between Pacific seaports ...
First edition of the important map of Asia by Abraham Ortelius (1572). Ortelius marks a vast network of waterways across East Asia, advocating his belief that a shipping route existed through China to the Northern Sea and thence, by way of the Northeast Passage, to Europe. The motivation to navigate the Northeast passage was initially economic.
This is a list of destinations served currently by Air China, the flag carrier for the People's Republic of China. For freighter destinations see Air China Cargo . [ 1 ] The airline has 203 destinations on six continents.