This is the longest commercial water route in the world. It goes through the middle part of the world and also serves the largest ports of the world and maximum population. This waterways serves about 75% of the world’s population. This water – route passes through the heart of the old world. It connects industrial countries of western Europe to the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean to East Africa, South Asia and Australia.
New Zealand’s economy is commercial agriculture and animal husbandry – based. Before the construction of the Suez Canal, the sea route through Cape of Good Hope connecting Liverpool and Colombo was 6,400 km longer than the Suez canal route. The volume of trade and traffic between East and West Africa is on an increase due to the development of rich natural resources such as gold, diamond, copper, tin, groundnut oil, palm oil, coffee and fruits. Sayeed, Aden, Mumbai, Kochi, Colombo, Adelaide, etc. ports are situated on this water route.
