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Critical supply chains: Unpacking the semiconductor shortage

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Is your route secure?

The impact on global trade caused by the container ship Ever Given becoming lodged across the Suez Canal on 23 March led to concern in the shipping industry regarding the potential for similar disruption to key maritime chokepoints caused by deliberate acts of political violence.

Download our recent report to learn more about the key chokepoints and their associated risk to your supply chain.

5 key areas of geographical concentration
  • Panama Canal
  • Suez Canal
  • Bab al-Mandeb Strait
  • Strait of Hormuz
  • Strait of Malacca

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