[Strategerist]

Yep, the ship thing is utterly worthless and pointless with regard to tsunami.

Also a surprisingly large portion of the surface of the oceans NEVER EVER sees any ship traffic. It's concentrated in a few narrow lanes.

[tvn]

Rather than dealing with observations based upon probable or likely effects on shipping, the first approach should be to assess how ships at sea actually reacted to the recent Tsunami.

With regard to shipping lanes, the coverage is broad and well-positioned using the following:

AFRICAN TRADE LANES
Africa to Asia
Africa to Australia
Africa to Europe
Africa to Far East
Africa to Mediterranean
Africa to Middle East

ASIA/PACIFIC TRADE LANES
Asia to Africa
Asia to Australia
Asia to Central America
Asia to Europe
Asia to Mediterranean
Asia to Middle East
Asia to South America

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND TRADE LANES
Australia to Africa
Australia to Far East
Australia to Mediterranean
Australia to New Zealand
Australia/New Zealand to Europe
New Zealand to Australia
CARIBBEAN TRADE LANES
Caribbean to Europe
Caribbean to Mediterranean
Caribbean to South America

CENTRAL AMERICAN TRADE LANES
Central America to Asia
Central America to Europe
Central America to Mediterranean
Central America to South America

EUROPEAN TRADE LANES
Europe to Africa
Europe to Asia
Europe to Australia/New Zealand
Europe to Caribbean
Europe to Central America
Europe to Far East
Europe to Mediterranean
Europe to Middle East
Europe to South America
Iceland to Europe

MEDITERRANEAN TRADE LANES
Mediterranean to Africa
Mediterranean to Asia
Mediterranean to Australia
Mediterranean to Caribbean
Mediterranean to Central America
Mediterranean to Europe
Mediterranean to Far East
Mediterranean to Middle East
Mediterranean to South America

MIDDLE EAST TRADE LANES
Middle East to Africa
Middle East to Europe
Middle East to Far East
Middle East to Mediterranean

SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE LANES
South America to Asia
South America to Caribbean
South America to Central America