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Number of transits through the Malacca Straits 2000-2017
The Malacca Straits, located between Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, reported over 84,400 ship transits in 2017. This was a slight year-on-year increase of less than one percent compared to the number of ships passing through the straits in 2019, and the highest recorded transit figures since 2000.