Atlantic Route
The Atlantic Ocean is located between Europe, Africa, North and South America and Antarctica, with an area of approximately 93.36 million square kilometers. It is the second largest ocean in the world. The Atlantic coast, especially the North Atlantic coast, is home to Western Europe and North America, which are currently the most economically developed countries in the world. For a long time, the Atlantic's shipping volume has ranked first among all oceans. Its main routes are:
(1) Western Europe-North America east coast route. This route has a long history and is a transportation line connecting the two most developed regions of Western Europe and North America. It is also the busiest shipping trunk line in the world. There are many ports on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Since this route has strong winds and waves in winter, accompanied by thick fog and icebergs, ships must pay special attention to safety on this route.
(2) Western Europe and the East Coast of North America-Caribbean route. This refers to starting from ports on the east coast of Western Europe and North America, diagonally crossing or going south to the Atlantic Ocean, entering ports on the Caribbean coast, or then passing through the Panama Canal to the west coast of North America.
(3) Routes from Western Europe and the east coast of North America to the Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal and the Asia-Pacific region. It is a thoroughfare for trade between both sides of the North Atlantic and the Asia-Pacific region, and is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world.
(4) Western Europe and the Mediterranean – East Coast of South America routes. This refers to the route starting from ports in Western Europe and the Mediterranean, diagonally across the Atlantic Ocean, and arriving at ports on the east coast of South America.
(5) Western Europe and the east coast of North America-Cape of Good Hope and Far East routes. The route passes through natural waterways and is a route for giant oil tankers.
(6) East coast of South America-Cape of Good Hope-Far East route. This is a route mainly transporting oil and ore.
