The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 increased Bab el-Mandeb Strait’s global significance by enabling sea trade between Asia and Europe to bypass Africa through the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It has since become the third busiest chokepoint for oil shipping, amounting to more than one-tenth of the seaborne global oil trade. One-fourth of global container trade also passes through the strait.
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