Strait of Malacca

Pirates thrived in the Strait of Malacca, which is transited annually by 60,000 ships, but last year there were only 73 pirate attacks, down from 276 five years earlier.

Pirates' Delight 2008

LNG carriers also don't have to pass through the potential choke point of the Strait of Malacca, near Singapore.

Shell to Buy Australian LNG Stake From Chevron Ross Kelly 2011

The pipeline is a top priority of China's leaders, as it will enable the country to import crude oil from the Middle East without cargoes having to pass through the potential choke point of the Strait of Malacca, near Singapore.

Aramco Agrees to Supply Oil to Chinese Refinery Summer Said 2011

This is part of what some U.S. commentators have dubbed China's "string-of-pearls" strategy, essentially aimed at building strategic partnerships with countries and securing ports and airfields from the South China Sea through the Strait of Malacca and across the Indian Ocean to the Arabian Gulf with the aim of securing its energy supply routes.

Franz-Stefan Gady: Abandoning Pakistan: Can China Fill the Vacuum? Franz-Stefan Gady 2011

Beijing also fears transit disruptions in the Strait of Malacca, near Singapore, and a major potential chokepoint where the U.S. Navy has a strong presence.

China Shops Around for Oil, Wary of Iran, Arab Spring Brian Spegele 2012

See this skinny little strip of ocean here, from the Strait of Malacca just below Singapore, up to the coast off Vietnam?

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

The Strait of Malacca is between Malaysia and Indonesia, not Singapore and Malaysia as suggested in a quotation in a Tuesday World News article about the U.S. pursuit of a North Korean ship suspected of carrying weapons.

Corrections & Amplifications 2011

Although India and Thailand have conducted coordinated maritime patrols of key waterways near the Strait of Malacca and joint military training for years, Bangkok has not been one of New Delhi's traditional partners in the region.

India's Unfinished Asia Pivot Walter Ladwig 2012

How many oil tankers moved through the Strait of Malacca?

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

Beijing, in a bid to bypass the Strait of Malacca, is also building with its southwestern neighbor Myanmar an oil pipeline that connects southwestern China with the Bay of Bengal.

China Shops Around for Oil, Wary of Iran, Arab Spring Brian Spegele 2012