The Malacca Straits offer considerable savings in distance, time and costs for shipping bound from Europe, East Africa, South Asia, or the Persian Gulf to the Far East Draught limitations in this channel prevent ships of more than 200,000 deadweight tons making this passage however.
Izithintelo zenkqubela zase Malacca zinika ugcino-mali oluqwalasekekayo kumgama okude, kwixesha nakumaxabiso oshishino ngenqanawa, abambeke ukusuka e-Europe,empuma-Afrika, kumantla e-Asia okanye kwi Persian Gulf ukuya kwi Ntsona ekude, izithintelo kweli jelo lunqanda iinqanawa ezingaphezulu kwamakhulu amabini amawaka abunzima bufileyo beetoni ekwenzeni ipaseji nakanjani.