Sea lane, the Glossary
A sea lane, sea road or shipping lane is a regularly used navigable route for large water vessels (ships) on wide waterways such as oceans and large lakes, and is preferably safe, direct and economic.[1]
Table of Contents
48 relations: Age of Sail, Allies of World War I, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Town, Collision, Cunard Line, Freight transport, Guion Line, Indonesia, Inman Line, Lake, Landmass, Latitude, London, Mail, Malaysia, National Line, Naval ship, Navigability, Ocean, Pax Britannica, Piracy, Prevailing winds, Privateer, Rio de Janeiro, Roadstead, Royal Navy, Sailing, Sea lines of communication, Ship, Shoal, SOLAS Convention, Somalia, SS Arctic, SS Arctic disaster, SS Vesta, Steamboat, Strait of Dover, Strait of Malacca, Trade route, Tristan da Cunha, U-boat, United Kingdom, United States, Watercraft, Waterway, White Star Line, World War I.
- International water transport
Age of Sail
The Age of Sail is a period in European history that lasted at the latest from the mid-16th (or mid-15th) to the mid-19th centuries, in which the dominance of sailing ships in global trade and warfare culminated, particularly marked by the introduction of naval artillery, and ultimately reached its highest extent at the advent of the analogue Age of Steam. Sea lane and Age of Sail are navigation.
Allies of World War I
The Allies, the Entente or the Triple Entente was an international military coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I (1914–1918).
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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.
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Cape Town
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa.
Collision
In physics, a collision is any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time.
Cunard Line
The Cunard Line is a British shipping and cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc.
Freight transport
Freight transport, also referred as freight forwarding, is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo.
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Guion Line
The Liverpool and Great Western Steamship Company, known commonly as the Guion Line, was a British passenger service that operated the Liverpool-Queenstown-New York route from 1866 to 1894.
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Inman Line
The Inman Line was one of the three largest 19th-century British passenger shipping companies on the North Atlantic, along with the White Star Line and Cunard Line.
Lake
A lake is an often naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface.
Landmass
A landmass, or land mass, is a large region or area of land that is in one piece and not broken up by oceans.
Latitude
In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Sea lane and latitude are navigation.
London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels.
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
National Line
The National Line, formally named the National Steam Navigation Company, was a British passenger line that operated steamship service in the North Atlantic Ocean in the late 19th century.
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Naval ship
A naval ship (or naval vessel) is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used by a navy.
Navigability
A body of water, such as a river, canal or lake, is navigable if it is deep, wide and calm enough for a water vessel (e.g. boats) to pass safely.
Ocean
The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx.
Pax Britannica
Pax Britannica (Latin for "British Peace", modelled after Pax Romana) was the period of relative peace between the great powers.
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Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods.
Prevailing winds
In meteorology, prevailing wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction.
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Privateer
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
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Roadstead
A roadstead or road is a body of water sheltered from rip currents, spring tides, or ocean swell where ships can lie reasonably safely at anchor without dragging or snatching.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
Sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the water (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ice (iceboat) or on land (land yacht) over a chosen course, which is often part of a larger plan of navigation.
Sea lines of communication
Sea lines of communication (abbreviated as SLOC) is a term describing the primary maritime routes between ports, used for trade, logistics and naval forces.
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Ship
A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing.
Shoal
In oceanography, geomorphology, and geoscience, a shoal is a natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material, and rises from the bed of a body of water close to the surface or above it, which poses a danger to navigation.
SOLAS Convention
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is an international maritime treaty which sets out minimum safety standards in the construction, equipment and operation of merchant ships.
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Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa.
SS Arctic
SS Arctic was a 2,856-ton paddle steamer, one of the Collins Line, which operated a transatlantic passenger and mail steamship service during the 1850s.
SS Arctic disaster
, an American paddle steamer owned by the Collins Line, sank on September 27, 1854, off the coast of Newfoundland after a collision with, a much smaller French vessel.
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SS Vesta
SS Vesta was a propeller-driven fishing vessel 250 gross tons, built in 1853 at Nantes, France, by Hernoux et Cie of Dieppe for the Société Terreneuvienne of Granville in Normandy.
Steamboat
A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels.
Strait of Dover
The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait (Pas de Calais - Strait of Calais) is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel, marking the boundary between the Channel and the North Sea, and separating Great Britain from continental Europe.
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Strait of Malacca
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, long and from 65 to 250 km (40–155 mi) wide, between the Malay Peninsula to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).
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Trade route
A trade route is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. Sea lane and trade route are trade routes.
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha, colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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U-boat
U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Watercraft
A watercraft or waterborne vessel is any vehicle designed for travel across or through water bodies, such as a boat, ship, hovercraft, submersible or submarine.
Waterway
A waterway is any navigable body of water.
White Star Line
The White Star Line was a British shipping line.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
See also
International water transport
- Decarbonization of shipping
- European Community Shipowners' Associations
- Initial IMO Strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships
- International Convention on Load Lines
- International Ice Patrol
- International Maritime Organization
- International Ship and Port Facility Security Code
- International waters
- MarTEL
- Maritime security
- Motorways of the Sea
- Muster list
- Operation Aspides
- Operation Prosperity Guardian
- Sea lane
- Sea lanes
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lane
Also known as Maritime trade route, Ocean lanes, Sea lanes, Sea road, Sea route, Sea trade route, Sea way, Sea-lane, Sealane, Shipping Route, Shipping lane, Shipping lanes, Shipping routes.